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Flower-Garden Difplayed ;
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The moft Ornamental Forricn PLants, cultivated in the
Open Ground, the Green-Houfe, and the Stove, are ac-
curately reprefented in their natural Colours.
| TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

Their Names, Clafs, Order, Generic and Specific Characters, according
to the celebrated Linn.xus ; their Places of Growth, and
Times of Flowering :

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THE MOST APPROVED METHODS OF CULTURE.
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Intended for the Ufe of fuch Lapres,; GenTLEMEN, arid GARDENERS, 23
with to become fcientifically acquainted with the Plants they cultivate.

Bye WILLIAM CU RTS.

Author of the Frora LonpiINENSis.

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«© The fpieen is feldom felt where Flora reigns ;

The low’ring eye, the petulance, the frown) _
And fullen Pedaefs, that o’erfhade, diftort,
«* And mar the face of beauty, when no caufe
For fuch tmmeafurable woe appears ;
Thefe Flora banifhes, and gives the fair .
Sweet {miles and bloom, lefs tranfient than her own.’

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Monsonia SPECIOSA, LarGE-FLOWER’D-
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-Cla/s and Order.

PoLyADELPHIA DoDECANDRIA.}

. Generic Charaéer.

Cal. 5-phyllus. Cor. 5-petala. Stam. 15. connata in § filae
menta. Stylus 5-fidus. Cap/. 5-cocca.

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Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

MONSONIA Speciofa foliis quinatis: foliolis bipinnatis,
Lin. Syft. Vegetab. p. 697- |
MONSONIA grandiflora. Burm: prodr. 23.

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~ The genus of which this charming plant is the moft di- —
- ftinguifhed f{pecies, has been named in honour of Lady Anne —
Monfon. The whole family are natives of the Cape, and in
their habit and fru€tification bear great affinity to the Gera- |
nium. The prefent fpecies was introduced into this country —
in 1774, by Mr. Masson. ;
We received this elegant plant juft as it was coming into
flower, from Mr. Corvirt, Nurferyman, King’s-Road, Chel-
_ fea, who was fo obliging as to inform me that he had fuc-
ceeded beft in propagating it by planting cuttings of the root
- in pots of mould, and plunging them in a tan-pit, watering
them as occafion may require; in due time buds appear on
the tops of the cuttings left out of the ground.
It rarely or néver ripens its feed with us.
* _ Should be treated as a hardy green-houfe plant; may be
fheltered even under a frame, in the winter. fs

Putas the Act hrects Feb 2270p. by Wlurnis Bommwe Gard Lambeth Moy.)

: _ bloffoms is a fine rich brown, inclined to purple. » 2

with us, bat it muft not be too tenderly treated, as it lofes

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-ANTIRRHINUM TRISTE. MELANCHOLY oF
BLACK-FLOWER’D TOAD-FLAX.

Clafs and Order.

DipYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.

‘Generic Charaéfer.

Cal. 5-phyllus. Cor. bafis deorfum prominens, neCtarifera,
Capf. 2. locularis. |

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

ANTIRRHINUM ¢r#fe foliis linearibus fparfis inferioribuss
oppofitis neétariis fubulatis, floribus fub-
feffilibus. Lzn. Sy/. Vegetab. 2. BEG. ;

LINARIA triftis balpanica. Dill. Elth. 201. 4 164. f. 199

Receives its name of friffe from: the fombre appearance of
its flowers; but this muft be underftood when placed at fome
little diftance, for, on a near view, the principal colour of the”

Is a native of ‘Spain, and of courfe a green-houfe plant

much of its beauty when drawn up, it fhould therefore be
_ kept out of doors when the feafon will admit, as it only re
_ quires fhelter from fevere froft, and that a common hot-bed
frame will in general fufficiently afford it. 4

It flowers during moft of the fummer months; as it rarely
_Or never ripens its feeds with us, the ufual mode of propaga-
ting it, is by cuttings, which ftrike readily tis in the come-
_ Mon way.

Mi cer relates that it was firft sntwantonds into thi COU
by Sir Cuarres Wace, from Gibraltar feeds.

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POTENTILLA GRANDIFLORA. LARGE
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‘Caf and Order.

IcosANDRIA POLYGYNIA.

Generic Charaéer.

Cal. 10-fidus. - Petala 5. Sem, fubrotunda, nuda, receptactlo
yas exfucco affixa.

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

POTENTILLA grandiflora foliis ternatis dentatis utringue
fubpilofis, caule decumbente foliis lon
giore, Lin. Syft. Vegetab. p. 715-
FRAGARIA fterilis, ampliffimo folio et flore petals cordat
Vaill. Paris. 55-410f. 1.

Culture is well known to produce great alterations in ke
appearance of moft plants, but particularly in thofe wh
grow fpontaneoufly on dry mountainous fituations, and this i
ftrikingly exemplified in the prefent inftance, this fpecies @
_ Potentilla, becoming in every refpe& much largeg, as well #
~ much fmoother than in its natural ftate. Vid. Vatu. abort
quoted.

It is a hardy herbaceous plant, a native of Switzerland, si:
beria, and other parts of Europe, and flowers in July.

Linn us confiders it as ‘an annual; Mier, asa pies
nial; we fufpeé it to be, indeed have little"doubt of its bei
a perennial ; having propagated it by parting its roots, wd
may be raifed more fuccefs {sully from feed,

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‘Clafs and Order.
OcTANDRIA MoNoOGYNIA, |

Generic Charaéder.
Cal. 4-fidus. Petala 4. Capf. oblonga, infera. Sem. pappofa.

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

_ EPILOBIUM angufliffimum, foliis fparfis linearibus obfolete
- denticulatis aveniis, petalis zqualibus integer-
rimis. Ait. Hort. Kew. 2.p. 5. ~
EPILOBIUM anguftifolium, var. Linn. Sp. Pl.
EPILOBIUM flore difformi, foliis linearibus. Hall. Hifl.
| Helv. p. 427, te 1001,

Though the Epslodium here figured has not been many
years introduced into this country, it is a plant which has
Jong been well known, and defcribed. |

Linnazus makes it a variety only of the Epilobium angu/li-
Jolium; Harver, a diftin@ fpecies, and in our opinion, mot
juftly.

Thofe who have cultivated the Epilobium anguftifolium have —
caule to know that it increafes prodigioufly by its creeping
roots. The prefent plant, fo far as we have been able to de-—
termine from cultivating it feveral years in our Garden,
Lambeth-Marfh, has not fhewn the leaft difpofition to in-'
creafe in the fame way, nor have any feedlings arifen from_
the feeds which it has fpontaneoufly fcattered: we have, in-_
deed, found ita plant. rather difficult to propagate, yet it is
__ highly probable that at’a greater diftance from London, and

- in amore favourable foil, its roots, though not of the creep-_

ing kind, may admit of a greater increafe, and its feeds be

more prolific. : ‘

' Itis a native of the Alps of Switzerland, from whence it is

frequently diflodged, and carried into the plains by the im=

-petuofity of torrents. - — —
It flowers with us in July and Auguft, and being a hardy per- |
ennial, and perhaps the moft elegant fpecies of the genus, ap-

_ pears to us highly deferving a place in the gardens of the curious. —

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CENTAUREA MONTANA. GREATER BuivueE BOTTLE.

’ Clafs and Order.

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SYNGENESIA PoLyGAMIA FRUSTRANEA. -

Generic Charaer.

Receptaculum fetofum. Pappus fimplex. Corolle radii infundi-— |
buliformes, longiores, irregulares.

Specific Chara&er and Synonyms.

CENTAUREA montana calycibus ferratis, foliis lanceolatis
decurrentibus, caulefimpliciflimo. Linn. Syf.
Vegetab. p. 785+ ony
CYANUS montanus latifolius S. Verbafculum cyanoides.
Baub. Pin: 273.
CYANUS major. Lodel. icon. 548.

It has been fuggefted by fome of our readers, that too many
common plants, like the prefent, are figured in this work. —
We with it to be underftood, that the profeffed defign of |
the Botanical Magazine is to exhibit reprefentations of fuch. —
We are defirous of putting it in the power of all who culti- —
vate or amufe themfelves with plants, to become {cientifically
acquainted with them, as far as our labours extend; and we
deem it of more confequence, that they fhould be able to af-
certain fuch as are to be found in every garden, than fuch |
as they may never have an opportunity of feeing. On view- |
ing the reprefentations of objects of this fort, a defire of —
feeing the original is naturally excited, andthe pleafure is —
greatly enhanced by having it in our power to poffefs it. |
But, while we are defirous of thus creating Botanifts, we areno
lefs anxious to gratify the wifhes of thofe already fuch; and ©
we believe, from a perufal of the Magazine, it will appear —
that one third of the plants figured, have fome pretenfions to |
novelty. ‘ |

The Centaurea montana is a native of the German Alps, —
flowers during the greateft part of the fummer, is a hardy |
perennial, and will grow in any foil or fituation, fome will —
think too readily. co. .

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NARCISSUS ODORUS. SWEET-SCENTED, OF
Great JONQUIL.
Clafs and Order. ae

HEXANDRIA Monocynlia.

Generic Chara&er.

Petala 6, equalia. Neario infundibuliformi, 1-phyllo. Sta-
mina intra nettarium. »

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.
NARCISSUS odorus fpatha fub-biflora, ne&ario campanulato

‘fexfido levi dimidio petalis breviore, foliis |
femicylindricis. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab. p. 317-

NARCISSUS anguttifolius, five juncifolius maximus amplo

calice. ate

The Great Jonquilia with the large flower or cup. Park.
Parad. p. 8g. fig. 5+

We hhall be thought, perhaps, too partial to this tribe of
plants, this being the fifth fpecies now figured; but it fhould
be remembered, that as the {pring does not afford that va-
riety of flowers which the fummer does, we are more limited —
in our choice; the flowers of this delightful feafon have alfo
greater claims. to our notice, they prefent themfelves with
double charms.

This fpecies, which, as its name implies, poffeffes more
fragrance than many of the others, is a native of the South of
Europe, flowers in the open border in April, is a hardy
perennial, thriving in almoft any foil or fituation, but fuc-
ceeds beft in a loamy foil and eaftern expofure. Varies

with double flowers, in which flate it is often ufed for
forcing. :

No notice is taken of this fpecies by Mriier, except as 4
variety of the N. Fonquilla, from which it differs tora cals.

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Lotus Jacoszus. BLack-FLoweEr’D
| Lotus.

Cla/s and Order.

DravELtepHIA DECANDRIA.

Generic Charaéter.

Legumen cylindricum ftritum. Ale furfum longitudinaliter
conniventes. Cal. tubulofus.

S. ‘pecific CharaGer and Synonyms.

LOTUS acobeus. leguminibus fubternatis, caule herbaceo’
: ereéto, foliolis linearibus. Lina. Sy/t. Veg. 691.

LOTUS anguftifolia, flore luteo purpurafcente, infule S.
Jacobi. Comm. hort. 2. p. 165. t. 83.

- This fpecies of Lotus has been called black-flower’d, not —

that the flowers are abfolutely black, for they are of a very

rich brown inclined to purple, but becaufe they appear fo at —

a little diftance; the light colour of the foliage contributes —

not a little to this appearance. 7

*‘ It grows naturally in the Ifland of St. James; is too —

*‘ tender to live abroad in England, fo the plants muft be |

“kept in pots, and in the winter placed in a warm airy glafs —
“* cafe, but in the fummer they fhould be placed abroad ina —
“ fheltered fituation. It may be eafily propagated by cuttings —

“ during the fummer feafon, and alfo by feeds, but the plants —

“* which have been two or three times propagated by cuttings, —

* feldom are fruitful.” Miller's Gard. DiG. |

‘It continues to flower during the whole of the fummer; 25 —

it is very apt to die off without any apparent caufe, care —

fhould be taken to have a fucceffion of plants from feeds, if

poffible. 2S. ;

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SPIGELIA MARILANDICA. MARYLAND Sp!-
-GELIA, or WorRM-GRASS.
JHE HSHEHinibineibe
Clafs and Order.

PeENTANDRIA MonocGyYNIia.

Generic Chara&er.

Corolla infundibuliformis, Czp/ula didyma. 2-locularis, po-
ly{perma.
| Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.
SPIGELIA Marilandica caule tetragono, foliis omnibus oppo-
fitis. Linn. Syft. Veg. p.197. Mant. 2. p. 338.
LONICERA Marilandica. Spec. Pl. ed. 3. p. 249.
PERICLYMENTI virginiani flore coccineo planta marilandica
‘ fpicata eretta fotiis conjugatis. D. She-
rard Rai Suppl. p. 32. Catefb. Carol. 11.
zt. 78 ;

Indian pink. Dr. Lining. Effays Phyjical

ANTHELMIA
and Literary, Vol. 1. and Vol. 3.

This plant, not lefs celebrated for its fuperior efficacy in —
deftroying worms*, than admired for its beauty, is a native of
the warmer paris of North-America; the older Botanifts, and
even Linnaus, at one time confidered it as a honeyfuckle, but
he has now made a new genus of it, which he has named in
honour of Spree ius, a Botanift of confiderable note, author —

of the J/agog. in rem herbar. publifhed at Leyden in 1633.

“ This plant is not eafily propagated in England, for the

*‘ roots make but flow increafe, fo that the plant is not very _
“common in the Englifh Gardens at prefent; for although —
* it is fo hardy as to endure the cold of our ordinary winters ©
“in the open air, yet as it does not ripen feeds, the only
“way of propagating it is by parting of the roots; and as
* thefe do not make much increafe by offsets, fo the plants ©
“are fcarce; it delights in a moift foil, and muft not be often
“ tran{planted.” Miller's Dig.

The fcareity of this plant, even now, is a proof of the juft-
nefs of Mr. Mrirer’s obfervation; it is, in faét, very dificult
of culture, and {carcely to be kept in this country but by
frequent importation.

It flowers in June and July.
* Vid. Lewis's Mater. Medica.

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-- CoLtutea ARBORESCENS. TREE CoLUTEA,
| or BLADDER SENNA.

Clafs and Order.

DraADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

Generic Charaéfer.

_ Calyx 5-fidus. Legumen inflatum, bafi fuperiore dehifcens.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

COLUTEA arborefcens arborea foliolis obcordatis. Linn. Sy.
Vegetab. p. 668. |

COLUTEA veficaria. Baub. Pin. 396.
The greater Baftard Senna with bladders. Park. Par. 440.

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The Bladder Senna, a native af the Sauth of France and
Italy, produces a profufion of bloom from June to Auguft,
when its inflated pods pleafe from the fingularity of their ap-
pearance ; on thefe accounts, it is one of the moft common
flowering fhrubs cultivated in gardens and plantations.

_ Tt is propagated by fowing its feeds any time jn the fpring
“in a bed of common earth; and when the plants are come
“up, they muft be kept clear from weeds, and the Michaelmas
* following they fhould be tranfplanted either into nurfery-
** rows, or in the places where they are defigned to remaiDi
** for if they are let grow in the feed-bed too long, they at@
** very fubjeé ta have tap roots, which render them unfit fot
* tranfplanting ; nor fhould thefe trees be fuffered to remait
** too long in the nurfery before they are tranfplanted, for th¢
* fame reafon.” Miller’s Gard. DiZ. a

_ We have learned by experience, that a very wet foil will
prave fatal to thefe fhrubs, : |

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LACHENALIA. _
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Clafs and Order.
Hexanpria Monoeynia.
Generic Charaéer.
Calyx fubtriphyllus, inferus, coloratus. Corolla 3-petala, re-
ceptaculo inferta. Facquin jun. in ad. helv. vol. g.
Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

LACHENALIA ¢@ricolor. Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. p. 314
| Facq. Icon. pl. rarior, t. 3.
PHORMIUM Aloides. Linu. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. p. 336:
Suppl. 205.

To Mr. Lez, of the Vineyard, Hammerfmith, the firft, and —
as we underftand, the only Nurferyman as yet in pofleffion of
this plant, which has but lately been introduced into this
country from the Cape, we are indebted for. the prefent
{pecimen. ie

Mr. Jacquin, jun, who has figured and defcribed it in
the 44a Helvetica, gives it the name of Lachenalia, in honour
of WaRNERUS DE LA CHENAL, a very eminent Swifs Bo-
tanift, and the particular friend of the late illuftrious Hater. |
Our readers fhould be informed, that it had before been
called by two other different names, viz. Hyacinthus orchi-
oides, and Phormium aloides, under the latter of which it now
ftands in the 14th edition of the Syfema Vegetabilinm, as well
as that of Lachenalia.

Its trivial name of fricolor, it receives from the three co-
lours obfervable in the flowers; but it muft be noticed, that
it is only at the middle period of its flowering, that thefe
three colours are highly diftinguifhable; as it advances, the
brilliant orange of the top flowers dies away; the {pots 0a
the leaves alfo, which when the plant is young, give it the
appearance of an orchis, as it advances into bloom become
lefs and lefs confpicuous. a
Like moft of the Cape plants, the Lachenalia requires t?
_be fheltered in the winter; during that feafon it muft there-
fore be kept in a green-houfe, or hot-bed frame, well fecured.

It flowers in the fpring, but its blowing may be accelerat
by the warmth of the ftove, for it bears forcing well enough-

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Hipsiscus Syriacus. SYRIAN Hisiscus;_
commonly called ALTH#ZA FRUTEX.
is Clafs and Order.. |

MonADELPHIA POLYANDRIA.

Generic Charaéer. |
Calyx duplex, exterior polyphyllus. Cap/ula 5-locularis, po-
lyfperma. . |
Specific Charafer and Synonyms.

HIBISCUS /jriacus foliis cuneiformi ovatis fuperne incifo-
ferratis, caule arboreo. Linn. Sy/t. Veg. p. 630-

ALCEA arborefcens fyriaca. Baub. Pin. p- 316.
ALTH ZA frutex flore albo vel purpureo. Park. Par. p. 369-

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The Hibifcus fyriacus, known generally by the name of ;
Althea frutex; is a native of Syria, and forms one of the chief :
ornaments of our gardens in autumn; we view it, however,
_ with lefs delight, as it is a fure indication of approaching winter. _

There are many varieties of it mentioned by authors, as the |
purple, red-flowered, white-flowered, variegated red and white :
flowered, and the firiped-flowered, to which may be added, ano-
ther variety, lately introduced, with double flowers: it varies —
alfo in its folrage, which is fometimes marked with white, —
fometimes with yellow. 3 |

As from the latenefs of its flowering, and the want of fuf-
ficient warmth, it rarely ripens its feeds with us; the ufual
mode of increafing it is by layers, and fometimes by cuttings;
but the beft plants are raifed from feeds. Muitzer obferves,
that the fcarce varieties may be propagated by grafting them
on each other, which is the common method of propagating —

- the forts with ftriped leaves. a
In the time of Parkinson it was not looked on as 3—
hardy fhrub: he thus writes,—‘ they are fomewhat tendet
-* and would not be fuffered to be uncovered in the wintet
** time, or yet abroad in the garden, but kept in a large pot
“ or tubbe, in the houfe or in a warme cellar, if you woul
** have them to thrive.” Park, Parad.

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Tuss1ILAGO ALPINA. ALPINE CoLTsrooT,
ARIS eeobiaiak

Clafs and Order.

SYNGENESIA PoLtycAaMia.

Generic Chara@er.

Receptaculum nudum. Pappus fimplex. Cal. {quame equales, :
difcum equantes, fubmembranacez. .

_, Specific Lace and Synonyms. ,
TUSSILAGO alpina {capo unifloro fubnudo, foliis corda‘o

‘orbiculatis crenatis utrinque virentibus. Lint. —

Syft. Vegetab. p. 755+

TUSSILAGO alpina rotundifolia glabra. Baub. Pin. 197+

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This fpeciés, a native of the Alps, of Switzerland, and
_ Auftria, is frequently kept in gardens for the fake of variety;
_ like the-reft of the genus, it flowers early in the fpring, 1”
March and April; is a very hardy perennial, increafes mo!
readily in a moift fhady fituation, is ufually kept in pots for
the convenience of fheltering it in very fevere feafons; but
it will grow readily enough in the open’border. All plants —
___ that flower early, though ever fo hardy, require fome kind
_ of fhelter, previous to, and during their flowering. a

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SPARTIUM JUNCEUM. SPANISH Broom. |

Clafs. and Order.

- DrapEtpHiA DeEcANDRIA.

Generic CharaGer.
"Stigma longitudinale, fupra villofum. Filamenta germini ad-
herentia. Calyx deorfum produétus, —
Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

SPARTIUM junceum ramis oppofitis teretibus apice floriferis, !
foliis lanceolatis. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab. p. 643-

SPARTIUM arborefcens, feminibus lenti fimilibus. Bauh. —
Pin. 396.

Spanifh Broom. Park. Parad. p. 442. t. 443. fig. 4.

Grows naturally in France, Spain, Italy, and Turkeys —
bears our climate extremely well; is a common fhrub in our
nurferies and plantations, which it much enlivens by its yellow —
bloffoms; flowers from June to Auguft, or longer in ¢
feafons. :

Is raifed by feeds, which generally come up plentifully
under the fhrubs. Ree : ae

Mrxier mentions a variety of it, which, as inferior to the
common fort, does not appear to be worth cultivating.

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Giapiotus Communis. ComMoN Corn-

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TRIANDRIA MoNOGYNIAe

Generic CharaGer.

Corolla {expartita ringens. Stamina ad{cendentia.

Specifie Chara&er and Synonyms.

GLADIOLUS communis foliis enfiformibus, floribus diftan-
tibus. Linn. Sy/t, Vegetad. p. 86. :

GLADIOLUS utrinque floridus? Baub. Pin. 41.
Fae :
The French Corn-Flag. Park. Parad. p. 189. 7. 191. ft l.

Grows-wild in the corn-fields of moft of the warmer parts —
of Europe, varies with white and flefh-coloured bloffoms, ©
increafes fo faft, both by offsets and feeds, as to become
troublefome to the cultivator; hence, having been fupplanted

_ by the Greater Corn-Flag, the Byzantinus of Mirter, whole
bloffoms are larger, and more fhewy, it is not fo generally”
- found in gardens as formerly, : 4

It flowersin June, =

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HyoscyaMus AUREUS. GoLDEN-FLOWERED

HENBANE. -
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‘ : Bese eeersiesiesie SES SESE AEE SE SE TEE ETE TS

Clafs and Order.

PENTANDRIA DicyNIa.

Generic Charager.

Corolla infundibuliformis, obtufa. ‘Stamina inclinata. Cap/ula
' operculata 2-locularis. |
Specific CharaGer and Synonyms.

~HYOSCYAMUS aureus foliis petiolatis dentatis acutis flo-
‘ -. ribus pedunculatis, fru€tibus pendulis.
Linn. Syft. Vegetab. p. 220.

HYOSCYAMUS creticus luteus major., Baub. Pin. 169- ;

ence,

A native of Crete, and other parts of the Eaft.

« Flowers moft part of the fummer, but feldom ripens feeds
in England; will continue for feveral years, if kept in po’
and fheltered in winter, for it will not live in the open 4%
- © during that feafon; if placed under a common hot-bed
« frame, where i€ may enjoy as much free air as poffible
«“ mild weather, it will thrive better than when more tenderly
4** treated.

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« Tt may be-eafily propagated by cuttings, which if planted
« in a fhady border and covered with hand-glaffes, in any ®
«< the fummer months, they will take root in a month or
«© weeks, and may be afterwards planted in pots and treat
“« like the old plants.” Mriizer’s Gard. Diff.

‘It is, however, a more common prattice to keep this plant
in the ftove in the winter; one advantage, at leaft, atte?
this method, we fecure it with certainty.

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NARCISSUS BuLspocopiumM. Hoop-PeEtTTI-
coat NARCISSUS.

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Clafs and Order.

HeEexanpria MonocyNia.

Generic Charaéer.

Petala 6, equalia: § Neario infundibuliformi, 1-phyllo.
Stamina intra neCtarium.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

- NARCISSUS Bulbocodium {patha uniflora, ne@ario turbinato
petalis majore, ftaminibus piftilloque declinatis-
Linn. Syft. Veg. p. 317.

NARCISSUS montanus juncifolius, calyce aureo. Baubin.
P- 53° See

The greater yellow Junquilia, or baftard Daffodil. Park.
Parad. p. 106. ¢. 107. fig. 6. var. min. fig. 7.

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Grows fpontaneoufly in Portugal; flowers in the ope?
border about the middle of May. Is an old inhabitant of
our gardens, but, like the triandrus, is now become fcarces
at leaft in the nurferies about London; in fome gardens in
Hampfhire we have feen it grow abundantly : Miter €
it the Hoop-Petticoat Narcifjus, the ne€tary, as he obferve%
being formed like the ladies hoop petticoats, ;

It certainly is one of the neateft and moft elegant of the
genus, is propagated by offsets, and fhould be planted in @
loamy foil, with an eaftern expofure, _ o-

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Viota Pepata. Curt-LEAvED VIOLET. —

Clafs and Order.

SYNGENESIA MONOGAMIA+

- Generic Charaéfer.

Calyx 5-phyllus. Cor. 5-petala, irregularis, poflice cornuta :

Capfula fupera, 3-valvis, 1-locularis. _

Specific Character and Synonyms.

VIOLA pedata acaulis, foliis pedatis feptempartitis. Lint.
Syft. Veget. ed. 14. Murr. p. 802. Spec. Pl. p. 1323+
Gronov. Fl. Virg. ed. 2. p. 135.

VIOLA fricolor caule nudo, foliis tenuius diffeétis. Banif.
Virg.

VIOLA inodora flore purpurafcente fpeciofo, foliis ad mo- —
dum digitorum incifis. Clay?. 2.254. ©

This fpecies of Violet, a native of Virginia, is very rarely —
met with in our gardens; the figure we have given, was drawn —
from a plant which flowered this fpring in the garden of :
Tuomas Sixes, Efg. at Hackney, who poffeffes a very fine
colle€tion of plants, and of American ones in particular.

It is more remarkable for the fingularity of its foliage than F
the beauty of its bloffoms; the former exhibit a very goo?
example of the folium pedatum of Linn.xus, whence its name> —

Mitrer, who calls it mullifida from a former edition of .
Linn2us’s Species Plantarum, fays, that the flowers are nO
fucceeded by feeds here, hence it can only be propagated by -

_ The beft mode of treating it, will be to place the roots in
a pot of loam and bog earth mixed, and plunge the pot into :
a north border, where it muft be fheltered in the winter, OF
taken up and kept in a common hot-bed frame. 4

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GorTERIA Ricens.. Ricip-LEaveED |
: GORTERIA. |
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~ Clafs aud Order.
SYNGENESIA PoLyGAMIA. FausrRanxa,

Generic Charaéer.

Receptaculum nudum. Pappus \anatus. Corolle radii ligulate. —
Calyx imbricatus, fquamis {pinofis.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

GORTERIA rigens foliis lanceolatis pinnatifidis, caule de- —

: preffo, fcapis unifloris. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab. ed.

14. Murr. 783. Sp. Pl. ed. 3. p. 1284, |

ARCTOTIS ramis decumbentibus, foliis lineari-lanceolatis .
7 rigidis, fubtus argenteis. Muli. Di. et. Icom

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ARCTOTHECA foliis rigidis leniter diffeGis, Vail. af. —
= 1728. 7. 9. :

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The Gorrertra, of which there are feveral fpecies, and —
moft of them, like the prefent, natives of the Cape, has been ©
named in honour of Davip pe Gorter, author of the —
Flora Zutpbanica and Ingrica; the trivial name of rigews 18 —
given to this fpecies from the rigidity of its leaves, a term —
which it is fometimes apt to exchange for the more common —
botanic name of ringens ; an inftance of fuch miftake occurs —

The green-houfe, to which it properly belongs, can fearcely
boaft a more fhewy plant; its bloffoms, when expanded by
the heat of the fun, and it is only when the fun fhines 09 —
them that they are fully expanded, exhibit an unrivalled

_brilliancy of appearance.

It flowers in June, but rarely brings its feeds to perfeétion

' in this country, which is of the lefs confequence, as the plant _

is readily enough increafed by cuttings. oe
_ It requires the common treatment of a green-houfe plant. _

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Irn1s SUSIANA. CHALCEDONIAN IRIS.
ee Clafs and Order. .

TRIANDRIA MoONOGYNIA.

Generic Charaéer.

Cor. 6-petala, inzequalis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.
Stigmata petaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.

‘Specific Character and Synonyms.

IRIS /u/ana barbata foliis enfiformibus glabris, {capo unifloro, » |
petalis rotundatis. Linn. Sy/?. Vegetab. ed. 14. p. 88.

IRIS fufiana flore maximo et albo nigricante. Baub. Pin. 31+

The great Turkey Flower-de-luce. Park. Parad. 179.

I

This f{pecies, by far the moft-magnificent of the Iris tribe, —
is a native of Perfia, from a chief city of which it takes the _
name of Sufand: Linn vs informs us, that it was imported
into Holland from Conftantinople in 1573. =>

Though an inhabitant of a much warmer climate than our ~
own, it thrives readily in the open borders of our gardens; ~
and, in certain favourable fituations, flowers freely about the —
latter end of May or beginning of June. It fucceeds beft in —
a loamy foil and funny expofure, with a pure air: moifture, ©
which favours the growth of moft of the genus, is injurious

and fometimes even fatal to this fpecies. : :

As it rarely ripens its feeds with us, it is generally pro-
pagated by parting its roots in autumn. Thefe are alfo —
ufually imported from Holland, and may be had of the im- —

orters of bulbs at a reafonable rate.- - ge a

_ Being liable to be deftroyed by feafons unufually fevere, It
will-be prudent to place a few roots of it in pots, either in |
greenhoufe or in a hot-bed frame during the winter. -

It bears forcing well.
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~SAXIFRAGA-SARMENTOSA. STRAWBERRY
SAXIFRAGE:

JHE HSH Hntiete

Cla/s and Order.

Decanpria Dicynia.

Generic Charaéer.

Calyx 5-partitus. Cor. 5-petala. Cap/. 2-roftris, 1-locularis,
polyfperma. :

Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. j
SAXIFRAGA Sarmentofa foliis radicalibus fubrotundis cor- —

datis crenatis, farmentis axillaribus radicanti-
bus, corolla irregulari, racemo compofito. —

Linn. Syft. Veg. ed. 14. p. 412. Suppl. p. 240+ i

—

This fpecies of Saxifrage differing fo widely from the —
others, both in its habit and fru€tification, as to create a doubt —
in the minds of fome, whether it ought not to be confidered f
as a diftin€t genus, is a native of China, and one of the many ~
plants which have been introduced into our gardens fince the —
_ time of Mricer. ise

Its round variegated leaves, and ftrawberry-like runners, —
the uncommon magnitude of the two lowermoft pendant pe- —
tals, joined to the very confpicuous glandular nettary in the”
centre of the flower, half furrounding the germen, rendet
this fpecies ftrikingly diftin&. |

It is properly a greenhoufe plant; in mild winters indeed
it will bear the open air, efpecially if placed at the foot of
a, wall, or among rock-work; but, in fuch fituations, 119 —
- frequently killed in fevere feafons. 2 oa
It flowers in May and June, but does not produce 15_

_ bloffoms fo freely as fome others. Races se

No difficulty attends the propagation of it, for it increafes

fo faft by its runners, as to be even troublefome. 4

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2 iplo by Wauris Botanic Garden Lambeth Marsh

eight; of flowers on the fame ftalk, from one to eight.

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SEMPERVIVUM MOoONANTHES. Dwar
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Clafs and Order.

DoDECANDRIA DODECAGYNIAs

Generic Charaéer.

Calyx 12-partitus. Petalai%. Capfule 12, polyfperme.

: Specific Charager and Synonyms. ;
SEMPERVIVUM monantbes foliis teretibus clavatis confertis,

pedunculis nudis fubunifloris, ne€tariis —
obcordatis. Aiton. Hort. Kew. ’

It appears from the Hortus Kewenfis, the. publication of
which is daily expefted, that the plant here figured. was firft
brought to this country from the Canary Iflands, by Mr, —
Francis Masson, in the-year 1777. ;

It is highly deferving the notice of the Botanift, not only —
as being by far the leaft fpecies of the genus, but on account ~
of its ‘Neétaria; thefe, though not mentioned by Linn 4£US —
in his charaéter of the genus, have been defcribed by other —
authors, particularly Jacguin and Haier; and though ~
not prefent in moft, and but faintly vifible in a few {pecies of —
Sempervivum, in this plant form a principal part of the fruc- —
tification; they are ufually feven in number but vary from
fix to eight. ners :

In the fpecimens we have examined, and which perhaps —
have been rendered luxuriant by culturé, the number of fta- _
mina has been from twelve to fixteen; of ftyles, from fix t0 —

=

-. It flowers during moft of the fummer months, fucceeds very _
well with the common treatment of a greenhoufe plant in the —
fummer, but does beft in a dry flove in the winter. E-

Is readily increafed by parting its root. © ts

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- Sisyrincuium Iriproipes. Iris-Leav’D
SISYRINCHIUM.

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Clafs and Order.

GYNANDRIA TRIANDRIA.

Generic Charaéer.

~Monogyna. Spatha diphylla. Petala 6 plana. Capfula tri-
locularis, infera.

Specific Charader and Synonyms.

SISYRINCHIUM iridioides foliis enfiformibus ; petalis ob-
longo-obcordatis, venofis; germinibus
pyriformibus, fubhirfutis. |

SISYRINCHIUM SBermudiana. Lin. Syft. Vegetab. p. 820.
var. 2. Spec. Pl, p. 1353-

BERMUDIANA iridis folio, radice fibrofa. Drll. Elth. 48.
t. 41. f. 48.

SISYRINCHIUM Bermudiana foliis gladiolatis amplexicau-
libus, pedunculis brevioribus, Miller's
Di. ed. 6. sto.

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On comparing the prefent plant with the Bermudiana grami-
nea flore minore ceruleo of DitieNnivs, both of which I have
growing, and now in pots before me, the difference appears
fo ftriking, that I am induced with him and Mixxer to con-
fider them as diftinét {pecies; efpecially as, on a clofe exa- —
mination, there appear charaéters fufficient to juftify me
in the opinion, which charatters are not altered by culture.

It is a native of the Bermudian Iflands, and flowers in the
_ open border from May to the end of July; it is not uncom-

mon to keep it in the greenhoufe, for which, from its fize,

_ &c. it is very well adapted; but it is not neceffary to treat It
tenderly, as it will bear a greater degree of cold than many
_ plants ufually confidered as hardy.
__ It may be propagated moft readily by feeds, or by parting
its roots in the autumn; fhould be planted on a border with
an eaftern afpeét; foil the fame as for bulbs. :

Pub $08 the Ace directs Sepizrzho. by Welurtis Botanic Garden Lambeth Marsh.

N94

- . wilt be produced as will bafile all our attempts to reduce to

E65. 4
Geranium Raputa. RaAsp-LEAV’D ~
GERANIUM. 4
Bese ese ae siete sale she she aie steak she ale

Clafs and Order.

MoNnADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

Generic CharaZer.

Monogyna. Stigmata 5. Fruus roftratus, 5-coccus.

Specific Charaéter and § YONYINS
GERANIUM revolutum pedunculis fubbifloris, foliis multi-

fidis linearibus fcabris ad oras revolutis, caule
arboreo. Facq. ic. 1393. colle. 1. p. 84.
GERANIUM Radula. Cavanill. Diff. 4. p. 262. t. 101. f01-

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This is one of the numerous tribe of Geraniums introduced
from the Cape fince the time of Miiuier: it takes the name
of Radula, which is the Latin term for a rafp or file, from the
rough rafp-like furface of the leaves.

There are two varieties of it, a major and a minor, which —
keep pretty conftantly to their charaéters; and as this fpecics

‘is readily raifed from feeds, it affords alfo many feminal
varieties. = am

Asa Botanift, defirous of feeing plants diftin& in their
charagters, we could almoft wifh it were impoffible to raile
thefe foreign Geraniums from feeds; for, without pretending
to any extraordinary difcernment, we may venture to pro-
phecy, that in a few years, from the multiplication of feminal :
Varieties, {fpringing from feeds cafually, or perhaps purpofely
impregnated with the pollen of different forts, fuch a crop —

fpecies, or even regular varieties. é a
Such as are partial to this tribe, will no doubt wifh t0 —
have this fpecies in their-colle&ion; the bloffoms are pretty,
and the foliage is fingular, but it remains but a fhort ume
in flower. a
It is readily propagated by cuttings.

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LANTANA ACULEATA. PRICKLY LANTANAe
sie-sle-ae-sle-sle-sle-sie se aie sle-skensleshe-slensteusle nate sheattee

Cla/s @nd Order.

DipyNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.

_ Generic Charaéer.
Calyx 4-dentatus obfolete. Stigma uncinato-refratum. Drupa

nucleo 2-loculari.

Specific Charaéfer and Synonyms.

LANTANA aculeata foliis oppofitis, caule aculeato ramofo
{picis hemifphaericis. Lin. Syt. Veg. ed. 14. p>
566.

According to Miriuer, this fpecies grows naturally in
Famaica, and moft of the other Iflands in the Weft-Indies,
where it is called wild Sage ; the flowers, which are very bril-
liant, are fucceeded by roundifh berries, which, when ripe,

turn black, having a pulpy covering over a fingle hard feed.
It is readily propagated by cuttings.
Different plants vary greatly in the colour of their bloffoms,

and the pricklinefs of their ftalks; the prickles are feldom
found on the young fhoots.

This plant will bear to be placed abroad in the warmeft =

_fummer months, the reft of the year it requires artificial heat-
It is ufually placed in the dry ftove, to which, as it is feldom
without flowers, it imparts great brilliancy,

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Fucusta Coccinea. ScarLet Fucusta.
SHH eine at rake ae
Clas and Order.
Octranpria Monoernia.

Generic Chara&er.

Calyx 1-phyllus, coloratus, corollifer, maximus. Petala 4, parva
Bacca infera, 4-locularis, polyfperma.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

FUCHSIA coccinea foliis oppofitis ovatis denticulatis ; petalis
obovatis, obtufis. Hort, Kew.

THILCO Feuillée it. 3. p. 64. t. 47.

‘Auais

The prefent plant is a native of Chi/i, and was introduced to
the royal gardens at Kew, in the year 1788, by Capt. Firras
it takes the name of Fuchfa from Fuchs a German Botanift 0
great celebrity, author of the Hiforia Stirpium in folio, pub-
lifhed in 1542, containing five hundred and fixteen figures 10
wood; and which, though mere outlines, exprefs the objects
they are intended to reprefent, infinitely better than many
laboured engravings of more modern times.

Every perfon who can boaft a hot-houfe will be anxious to
poflefs. the Fuchfia, as it is not only a plant of peculiar beauty,
but produces its rich pendant bloffoms through moft of the

fummer ; the petals in the centre of the flower are particularly

deferving of notice; they fomewhat refemble a fmall roll
the richeft purple-coloured ribband. a
Though this plant will not fucceed well in the winter, noF
be eafily propagated unlefs in a ftove, it will flower very wel 4
during the fummer months, in a good green-houfe or hot-be¢
frame, and though ai prefent from its novelty it bears @ high
price, yet as it is readily propagated, both by layers, cuttings,
and feeds, it will foon be within the purchafe of every lover
of plants. ; : :
Mr. Ler, of. Hammerfmith, we underftand firft had this
plant for fale. -

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Cory
TropzoLtum Minus. SMALL TROP ZOLUM,
or INDIAN-CRESS.
Se Ne AA aR AR EAE REE SEE REESE
Clafs and Order.

OcranpriA MonocyYnia.

Generic Charader. ;
Cal. 1-phyllus, calcaratus. Pefala5, inequalia. Bacce tes,
ficce. .
Specific Character and Synonyms.

TROPAZOLUM minus foliis peltatis repandis, petalis acumi-
nato-fetaceis. Ln. Sy. Vegetab. p- 357:
Indian-Creffes, or yellow Larke’s-heeles. Park. Parad. p. 280

aciiiiee
~~

This fpecies of Tropeolum (which like the majas already
figured in this work, is a native of Per) has long been an
inhabitant of our gardens; it was the only {pecies we had in
the time of Parkinson, by whom it is figured and defcribeds
it appears indeed to have been a great favourite with that intel-
ligent author, for he fays this plant “ is of fo great beauty
“and fweetneffe withall, that my garden of delight cannot
* bee unfurnifhed of it, and again the whole flower hath a fine
** {mall fent, very pleafing, which being placed in the middle of
** fome Carnations or Gilloflowers (for they are in flower at
“ the fame time) make a delicate Tuffimufie, as they call it,
** or Nofegay, both for fight and fent.”

As the Paffiflora cerulea, from its fuperior beauty and hardi-
nefs, has in a great degree fupplanted the incarnata, {fo has the
Tropeolum majus the minus; we have been informed indeed that —
it was entirely loft to our gardens till lately, when it was Te-
introduced by Dr. J. E. Smitu, who by diftributing it to his
friends, and the Nurferymen near London, has again rendered
it tolerably plentiful. ae
Like the majus it is an annual, though by artificial heat t
_ may be kept in a pot through the winter, as ufually 3s the — :
Variety of it with double flowers; but as it will grow readily 2

the open air, in warm fheltered fituations, it fhould be raifec an
on ahot-bed, like other tender annuals, if we wifh to have es
flower early in the fummer, continue long in bloffom, ap"

produce perfect feeds. _

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ANTIRRHINUM PURPUREUM. PURPLE
Toapb-FLAx.
Se eset eb let aa
Clafs and Order.

Dipynamira ANGIOSPERMIA,

Generic Charaécer.

Calyx 5-phyllus. Corolle bafis deorfum prominens, ne€tarifera.
Cap/ula 2-locularis,

Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.

ANTIRRHINUM purpureum foliis quaternis linearibus, caule
eretto fpicato, Lin. Sy/t. Vegetab. p. 555:

LINARIA purpurea major odorata. Bauh. Pin. 213-
LINARIA altera purpurea, Dod, Pempt. 183.

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Though not fo beautiful as many of the genus, this fpecies
jis a common inhabitant of the flower-garden, in which it con-
tinues to bloffom, during moft of the fummer.

It is a native of Italy, and delights jn a dry foil and fituations
it will even flourifh on walls, and hence will ferve very W
to decorate the more elevated parts of rack-work.

: ie ence introduced it comes up fpontaneoufly from
feeds,

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Latuyrus Tincitanus. TANGIER PEa.
Clafs and Order.

DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA,.

Generic Charaéer.

Stylus planus, fupra villofus, fuperne latior, Ca/, lacinie fupe-
riores 2-breviores.

Specific Charaffer and Synonyms.

LATHYRUS fingitgnus pedunculis bifloris, cirrhis diphyllis,
foliolis alternis lanceolatis glabris, ftipulis lu-
natis. Lin. Sy. Vegetab. p. 663.

LATHYRUS tingitanus, filiquis orobi, flore amplo ruber-
rimo. Moris, bift. 2. p. 55-

ie

The Tangier Pea, a native of Morocco, cannot boaft the
agreeable {cent, or variety of colours of the fweet Pea; nor
does it continue fo long in flower; neverthelefs there is a
richnefs in the colour. of its bloffoms, which entitles it to 4
place in the gardens of the curious, in which it is ulually fown
in the fpring, with other hardy annuals.

It flowers in June and_fuly.

The beft mode of propagating it, is to fow the feeds on the _
borders in patches, where the plants are to remain; thinning
them when they come up, fo as to leave only two or three

together.

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Atyssum HatimiroLium. SwEET ALyssuM. —

SHIH nike ak
Cla/s and Order.

TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

Generic Charaéer.

Filamenta quedam introrfum denticulo notata. Sz/icu/a emar-
ginata.

Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.

ALYSSUM halimifolium caulibus fuffruticofis, diffufis, foliis
lineari-lanceolatis integerrimis, villofiufculis, fta-
minibus fimplicibus, filiculis fubrotundis integris.
Hort. Kew. V. 2. p. 381.

ALYSSUM balimifolium caulibus procumbentibus, perennan-

s tibus, foliis lanceolato-linearibus, acutis, inte-
gerrimis. Lina. Syft. Vegetab. p. 590.
Thlafpi halimi folio fempervirens. Herm. lugd. 594. t. 595-

Grows fpontaneoufly in dry fituations, in the fouthernmoft
parts of Europe, where it is fhrubby ; and in fimilar fituations

it is fo in fome degree with us; but on our flower-borders,

where it is ufually fown, it grows fo luxuriantly, that the ftalks
becoming juicy and tender, are generally deftroyed by our

frofts; hence it is an annual from peculiarity of circumftance; 4 4
as fuch, it is very generally cultivated ; the flowers exhibit a

pretty, innocent appearance, and ftrongly diffufe an agreeable
honey-like fmell. They continue to blow through molt of
the fummer months.

It is a very proper plant for a wall or piece of rock-works —
care muft be taken, however, not to fow too much of the —
feed in one pot, as it fpreads wide, but it may eafily be re-
duced at any period of its growth, as it does not creep at the ae
root. . : Ga

The fpecific defcription in the Hortus Kewenfis above te- —
ferred to, admirably charaéterizes the plant, but furely at the
expence of its generic chara€ter. ee

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CAMPANULA SPECULUM. VENUS’s LOOKING-
GLASS.

Jed Sduiciciciaiidieiseiciek
Clafs and Order.

PENTANDRIA MonocyNIA.

Generic Charaéer.

Corolla campanulata, fundo claufo valvis ftaminiferis. Stigma
trifidum. Czp/ula infera, poris lateralibus dehifcens.

Specific Charaéfer and Synonyms.

CAMPANULA Speculum caule ramofiffimo, diffufo ; foliis
oblongis fubcrenatis, floribus folitariis, cap-
fulis prifmaticis. Lian. Syft. Vegetab. p. 209.

ONOBRYCHIS arvenfis f. Campanula arvenfisereéta. Banh. —
Be Pin, 215.

Grows wild among the corn in the South of Europe, is an
annual, and, like the Sweet Alyffum, generally cultivated in
our gardens, and moft defervedly fo indeed, for when a large
affemblage of its bloffoms are expanded by the rays of the

fun, their brilliancy is fuch as almoft to dazzle the eyes of
the beholder.

_Thofe annuals which bear our winter’s frofts without injury,
are advantageoufly fown in the autumn; for by that means
_ they flower more early, and their feeds ripen with more ceI-
_ tainty; the prefent plant is one of thofe: it ufually fows itfelf,
_ and is therefore raifed without any trouble.

It begins to flower in May and June, and continues to
enliven the garden till Auguft or September.

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N° 202

They are continued under the clafs Monadelpbia, in which
_ they now form three different orders, according to the number
of their ftamina, viz. Pentandria, Heptandria, and Decandria.
__ Ifthe principles of the Linnean fyftem had been ftriétly adhered
to, they fhould perhaps have been feparated into different
_ claffes; for though the Pelargonium is Monadelphous, the Ge-
ranium is not fo; in confequence of this alteration, the Gera-

nium peltatum and radula, figured in a former part of this
work, muft now be called Pelargonium peltatum, and radula,
and the Geranium Reichardt be an Erodium.

The leaves of this plant have fomewhat the tafte of forrel,
whence its name, it flowers during moft of the fummer, and
_ \readily propagated by cuttings. Mr1LER mentions a variety

of it with fearlet flowers. é
It isa native of the Cape, and known to have been cultt-
vated in Chelfea Garden, in the year 1724.

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Perarcontum AceTosum. ~ SORREL
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. Clafs and Order.

MonaAvDELrHiA HEPTANDRIA.

Generic Chara&er. ©

Calyx 5-partitus: lJacinia fuprema definente in tubalum ca- |
pillarem; nefariferum, fecus pedunculum decurrentem.
Cor. 5-petala, irregularis.. Filam. 10. in equalia.: quorum 3
(raro 5) caftrata. Fiuéfus, 5-coccus, roftratus: roftra {pi-

ralia, introrfum barbata. L’Herit. Geran.

Specific CharaZer and Synonyms.

PELARGONIUM acetofum umbeltis paucifloris, foliis obo-
: vatis crenatis glabris carnofis, petalis li- —

: : nearibus. L’Herit. Monogr. de Geran.n.Q7-
GERANIUM acetsfum calycibus monophyllis, foliis glabris:
: obovatis carnofis crenatis, caule fruticofo laxo. -
3 Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p.- 613+
= Sp. PR PS GaT

~GERANIUM Africanum frutefcens, folio craffo et glauco
acetofe fapore. Comm. prel. 51. t. 1.

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Monf. L’Heritrer, the celebrated French Botanift, who,
in the number, elegance, and accuracy of his engravings,
_ appears ambitious of excelling all his cotemporarics, in @ —
_ work now executing on the family of Geranium, has thought

it neceffary to divide that numerous genus into threc, Viz
_ Evodium, Pelargonium, and Geranium. f

The Evodium includes thofe which Linnevs (who noticing
_the great difference in their appearance, had made three divi-
_ fions of them) defcribes with five fertile ftamina, and calls-
Myrrbina; the Pelargonium thofe with feven fertile ftamina
his Africana; the Geraxium thofe with ten fertile ftamina, bis
— Batrachia. | ey os (creer S =

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LysIMACHIA BuULBIFERA. BULB-BEARING
: LOOSESTRIFE.

STR TRI TER Rea aaa
Clafs and Order.

PENTANDRIA MoNOGYNIA.

Generic Charaffer.

Corolla rotata. Cap/ula globofa, mucronata, 10-valvis.

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

LYSIMACHIA /riGa racemisterminalibus, petalis lanceolatis
patulis, foliis lanceolatis feffilibus. — Hort. Kew.
P- 199-

In the {pring of the year 1781, I received roots of this
plant from Mr. Rosert Seurss, then at New-York, which
produced flowers the enfuing fummer, fince that time, | have
had frequent opportunities of obferving a very peculiar cir-
cumftance in its ceconomy; after flowering, inftead of pro-
ducing feeds, it throws out gemme vivaces, or bulbs of an
unufual form, from the ala of the leaves, which falling off in
the month of Oftober, when the plant decays, produce young
plants the enfuing fpring.

As it is diftinguifhed from all the known fpecies of Ly/-
machia by this circumftance, we have named it dulbifera inftead
of frida, under which it appears in the Hortus Kewen/is.

Some Botanifts, whofe abilities we revere, are of opinion
that the trivial names of plants, which are or fhould be a kind
of abridgment of the f{pecific charagter, ought very rarely oF
_ never to be changed: we are not for altering them capri-

cioufly on every trivial occafion, but in fuch a cafe as the

_ prefent, where the fcience is manifeftly advanced by the
alteration, it would furely have been criminal to have pre-
ferred .a name, barely expreffive, to one which immediately
identifies the plant.

The Lyfimachia bulbifera is a hardy perennial, grows {poD-

tancoufly in boggy or fwampy ground, and hence requires
a moilt foil, It flowers in Auguft. |

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TRADESCANTIA VIRGINICA. VIRGINIAN
TRADESCANTIA, or SPIDERWORT.

SEER ees leaks aeate sie se.
Clafs and Order.

Hexanpria Monocynia.

Generic Chara@er.

Calyx triphyllus. Petala 3. Filamenfa villis articulatis. Cap-
Jula 3-locularis.

Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 3
TRADESCANTIA Virginica ere&ta levis, floribus congeftis.
| Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. P- 314-
oo pe Phat tk. :

ALLIUM five moly Virginianum. Banh. Pin. 506.

PHALANGIUM Ephemerum Virginianum Joannis Tradef-
cant.
The foon-fading Spiderwort of Virginia, or Tradefcant his
Spiderwort. Park. Parad. 152. 5. t. 151. f. 4.

Under the name of Spiderwort, the old Botanifts arranged
many plants of very different genera: the name is faid to
have arifen from the fuppofed efficacy of fome of thefe
plants, in curing the bite of a kind of {fpider, called Phalan-
gium ; not the Phalangium of LINNEUs, which is known to
be perfettly harmlefs: under this name, PARKINSON mi-
nutely defcribes it; he mentions alfo, how he firft obtained it.
“ This Spiderwort,” fays our venerable author, “ is of late
knowledge, and for it the Chriftian world is indebted unto
that painful, induftrious fearcher, John Tradefcant, who
firft received it of a friend that brought it out of Virginia,
and hath imparted hereof, as of many other things, both
“to me and others.”
Tournerorr afterwards gave it the name of Ephemerum,
expreffive of the fhort duration of its flowers, which Lin-
Neus changed to Tradefcantia. ?
Though a native of Virgina, it bears the feverity of our —
climate uninjured, and being a beautiful, as well as hardy
- perennial, is found in almoft every garden. :

_ Though each bloffom lafts but a day, it has fuch a pro-
fufion in ftore, that it is feldom found without flowers through
the whole of the fummer. There are two yarieties of it, the
one with white the other with pale purple flowers. The moft

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to obtain Varieties, we muft fow its feeds.

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IpERISs UMBELLATA. PurRPLE CANDY-Turt.

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Cla/s and Order.

TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

Generic Chara&er.

Corolla irregularis: Peta/is 2 exterioribus majoribus: Silicula
poly{perma, emarginata.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

IBERIS wmbellata herbacea, foliis lanceolatis, acuminatis,
inferioribus ferratis ; fuperioribus integerrimis.
Linn. Syft. Veg. ed.14. Murr. p. 589. Sp. Pl. p. 906.

THLASPI umbellatum creticum, iberidis folio. Baub. «

Pin. 106.

DRABA S. Arabis S. Thlafpi Candie. Dod. pempt. 713-

THLASPI creticum umbellatum flore albo et purpureo.

Candy-Tufts, white and purple. Park. Parad. p. 399-

_ The Candy-Tuft is one of thofe annuals which contribute
generally to enliven the borders of the flower-garden: its
ufual colour is a pale purple, there is alfo a white variety of
it, and another with deep but very bright purple flowers, the

moft defirable of the three, but where a garden is large enough 4

to admit of it, all the varieties may be fown.

For want of due difcrimination, as Mrixer has before
obferved, Nurferymen are apt to colle& and mix with this
{pecies the feeds of another, viz. the amara, and which pert-
fons not much {killed in plants confider as the white variety
but a flight attention will difcover it to be a very different
plant, having fmaller and longer heads, differing alfo in the

-thape of its leaves and feed veffels, too trifling a plant indeed

_ to appear in the flower-garden.
Purple Candy-Tuft is a native of the South of Europe

_and flowers in June and July: it fhould be fown in the fpring,

on the borders of the flower-garden in patches; when the =

plants come up, a few only fhould be left, as they will thereby
become ftronger, produce more flowers, and be of longer
duration. Sa

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Cassia CHAMaAcRISTA. Dwarr Cassia.

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= Clas and Order.

‘Decanpria Monocyntia.

Generic Charaéfer.

Calyx 5-phyllus. Petalas. Anthere fuperne 3 fteriles; in-
fime 3 roftrate. Legumen. 3

Specific Character and Synonyms.

CASSIA Chamecrifia foliis multijugis, glandula petiolari pe-
dicellata, ftipulis enfiformibus. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab.
éd. 14. Murr. p. 394. Hort. Kew. p. 54.

CHAMZCRISTA pavonis major. Comm. Hort. 1. p- 53
#95,

A native of the Weft-Indies, and of Virginia according to

_Linwevs; not common in our gardens, though cultivated as
long ago as 1699, by the Ducuess of BeaurorT; (vd
Hort. Kew.) unnoticed by Mitier.

This {pecies, fuperior in beauty to many of the genus, 18 —
an annual, and confequently raifed only from feeds, thefe
muft be fown in the fpring, on a hot-bed, and when large —
enough to tranfplant, placed feparately in pots of light loamy _
earth, then replunged into a moderate hot-bed to bring them
_ forward, and in the month of June removed into a warm
border, where, if the feafon prove favourable, they will flower —

very well towards Auguft; but, as fuch feldom ripen thet —
_ feeds, it will be proper to keep a few plants in the ftove OF —
: presahodle for that purpofe, otherwife the fpecies may be z
ok : cos pe ee

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ANTHYLLIS TETRAPHYLLA. Four-Leav’D ©

LADIES-FINGER.

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Clafs and Order.

DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA-

Generic Charaéfer.

Calyx ventricofus. Legumen fubrotundum, teétum.

Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.
ANTHYLLIS tetraphylla herbacea, foliis quaterno-pinnatis :

Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 25- Hoty 4

Kew. vol, 3. p. 25. :
LOTUS pentaphyllos veficaria. Baub. Pin. 332+

TRIFOLIUM halicacabum. Cam. Hort. 171. ¢. 47-

— -

-'An annual; the fpontaneous growth of Spain, Italy, and
Sicily, flowers in the open border in July, and ripens its feeds
in September.

Long fince cultivated in our gardens, but more as rary
or curious, than a beautiful plant. :

Its feeds are to be fown in April, on a bed of light earth,
where they are to remain; no other care is neceffary than
_ thinning them, and keeping them clear of weeds.

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In which the Latin Names of $ In which the Englifh Names _

the Plants contained in the #
Third Volume are alphabeti-

cally arranged.

Pi.

io1 Alyflum halimifolium.
108 Anthyllis tetraphylla.

74 Antirrhinum trifte.

purpureum,

102 Campanula fpeculum.
107 Caffia Chamecrifta.

77 Centaurea montana.

81 Colutea arborefcens.

76 Epilobium anguftifimum.

97 Fuchfia coccinea.
95 Geranium Radula.

86 Gladiolus communis.
go Gorteria rigens,

83 Hibifcus fyriacus.

87 Hyofcyamus aureus.
_ 106 Iberis umbellata,

91 Iris fufiana.

82 Lachenalia tricolor.
96 Lantana aculeata.

100 Lathyrus tingitanus.
79 Lotusjacobzus. —
104 Lyfimachia bulbifera.
73 Monfonia fpeciofa.

88 Narcilfus Bulbocodium.
78 ————— odorus.
103 Pelargonium acetofum.
75 Potentilla grandiflora.
g2 Saxifraga farmentofa.

93 Sempervivum monanthes..

94 Sifyrinchium iridioides.
85 Spartium junceum.

80 Spigelia marilandica.
105 Iradefcantia virginica.
93 Tropzolum minus.

84 Tufhilago alpina.

89 Viola pedata.

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of the Plants contained in
* the Third Volume are alpha-—
¢ _ betically arranged.

Alyffum fweet.

Biue-bottle greater.

Broom Spanifh.

Candy-tuft purple.

Caffia dwarf.

Coltsfoot alpine.
Colutea, or Bladder-Sennatree.
Corn-flag common,
Crane’s-bill forrel.

Fuchfia fcarlet.

Geranium rafp-leav’d.
Gorteria rigid-leay’d.
Henbane golden-flower’d.
Hibifcus Syrian.

3 Houfe-leek dwarf.
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Iris chalcedonian.

Jonquil great.

Lachenalia three-colour’d,

Ladies finger four-leav’d.

Lantana prickly.

Looking-glafs Venus’s.

Loofeftrife bulb-bearing.

Lotus black-flower’d.

Monfonica large-flower’d.

Narciffus hoop-petticoat.

Pea Tangier.

Potentilla large-flower’d,

Saxifrage Strawberry.

Sifyrinchium Iris-leav’d.fland. °

Spigelia, orWorm-grafs Mary- _

"l oad-flax-black-flower’d.
purple.

Tradefcantia Virginian.| fmall.-

Tropeeolum, or Indian crefs,

Violet cut-leav’d.

W illow-herb narroweft-leav’d,

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| Boranica, Macazine :
| F lower-Garden Dilplayed :

IN* Waite

The moft Ornamental Forei1cn Puants, cultivated in the
Open Ground, the Green-Houfe, and the Stove, are ac-
curately reprefented in their natural Colours.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

Their Names, Clafs, Order, Generic and Specific Charaéters, according
to the celebrated L1nN £UsS; their Places of Growth, and
Times of Flowering :

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LAVATERA TRIMESTRIS, ANNUAL
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MoNADELPHIA POLYANDRIA,

Generic Chara&er.

Calyx duplex: exterior 3-fidus. Aril/i plurimi, monofpermi.

Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.

LAVATERA irimeffris caule fcabro herbaceo, foliis glabris,

pedunculis unifloris, fruétibus orbiculo teétis.
Linn. Sp. Pl. 974. Hort. Kew. v. 2. p. 45%:

LAVATERA (alibeefolia) foliis intimis cordato-orbiculaus,
caulinis trilobis acuminatis glabris, pedunculis
unifloris, caule herbaceo. Miller's Gard. Dit.
ed. 6. Ato.

MALVA folio vario. Baub. Pin. 315.

MALVA Hifpanica flore carneo amplo.

‘The Spanifh blufh Mallow. Park. Parad. p. 366.

animal

Our plant is undoubtedly the Spanifh blufh Mallow of
Parkinson, and the Lavatera altheefolia of M1LLER 3 aC~
- cording to the former, itis a native of Spain, according tO

the latter, of Syria.

Mr. Mixer confiders it as diftin@& from the érimefriss
“Mr. Aiton has no altheefolia in his Hort. Kew. we are —
therefore to conclude that the altheefolia of Mitter, andthe —
trimefiris of Linneus are one and the {ame fpecies.

* Of the annuals commonly raifed in our gardens, this is one
of the molt fhewy, as well as the moft eafily cultivated; 15 —
feeds are to be fown in March, on the borders where they —
are to remain, the plants thinned as they come up, and kept —
clear of weeds.

It varies with white bloffoms, and flowers from July t°
September, ;

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Clafs and Order.
“.s Potycamia Monecia,

Generic Chara&er.

| HERMAPHROD. Cal. 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fhda. Siam. 5 {, 3
plura. Pit. 1. Legumen.
MASC. Cal. 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida. Stam. 5. 10. plurae -

Specific Charaéter and ‘Synonyms.
MIMOSA verticillata inermis, foliis verticillatis linearibus —
pungentibus. L’Herit. fert. angl. t. 41+ Hort.

Kew. p. 438.

iilliadinaiine

The radical leaves of plants ufually differ in fhape from
thofe of the ftalk, in fome plants remarkably fo; the Lepr —
dium perfoliatum figured in the Flora Auffriaca of Profeflor —
Jacquin isa ftriking inftance of this diffimilarity: the Lae
thyrus Apbaca, a Britifh plant, figured in the Flora Lond. 8 —
‘ftill more fuch, as large entire leaf-like flipula grow in palrs —
on the ftalk, inftead of leaves, while the true leaves next the —
root, vifible when the plant firft comes up from feed, are few_@

_ in number, and thofe pinnated. The prefent plant no lefs :
admirably illuftrates the above remark, the leaves which firft a
appear on the feedling plants being pinnated, as is reprefented —
in the {mall figure on the plate, while thofe which afterwards
come forth grow in whorls. We have obferved the fame dif-
polition to produce diffimilar leaves in feveral other fpecies
of Mimofa, which have arifen from Botany-Bay feeds, lately —
introduced. :

This fingular fpecies, on the authority of Mr. Davi NEL-

SON, isa native of New South Wales, and was introduced —
to the royal garden at Kew by Sir Joseru Banks, Bart.

We firft faw it in flower, and have fince feen it with mpe —
feed-pods, at Mr. Maxcoum’s, Kennington. a

It is properly a green-houfe plant, and propagated only by
feeds, which are to be fown on a gentle hot-bed. ae

It is fome years in arriving at its flowering ftate.

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Latuyrus Tuserosus.. TuBerous LaTHy-
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Clafs and Order.

DriapELPHIA DECANDRIA.

Generic Charaéder.

- Stylus planus, fupra villofus, fuperne latior, Cal, lacinia
{uperiores 2 breviores. °

Specific Charafter and Synonyms.

LATHYRUS fuberofus pedunculis multifloris, cirrhis diphyl-
lis: foliolis ovalibus, internodiis nudis. Lia,
= Sy/t. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 663.
LATHYRUS arvenfis repens tuberofus. Baub. Pin. 344-
LATHYRUS arvenflis five terra glandes, Peafe Earth-Nuts-
Parkinf. Theat. p. 1061.

ssiammuiiened

Grows fpontaneoufly in various parts of France and Ger-
many; Mr. Purrie Hurtocx lately fhewed me fome dried —
fpecimens of this plant, which he gathered in the corn fields,
on the Luneburgh Heide, in Upper Lufatia, where it grew
plentifully, and afforded a pleafing appearance to the curious
- traveller :—not fo to the hufbandman, to whom it is as nOXI- —

ous as the Convolvulus arvenjfis (/mall Bindweed) is with us, and

equally difficult to extirpate, having powerfully creeping —
roots, which fomewhat like the Helianthus tuberofus (commonly —
called Ferufalem Artichoke) produce large tubera, and which —
hike thofe of that plant, are in high efteem with fome as 4
article of food, and as fuch even cultivated abroad.

It flowers from June to the end of Auguft. It is certainly
a beautiful hardy perennial, fimilar to (but of more humble —
growth) than the everlafting pea, yet muft be cautioufly intro- —
duced on account of its creeping roots, by which it is mott :
readily propagated, rarely ripening its feeds with us. |

It is, perhaps, better fuited to decorate the unclip’d hedge
of the pleafure-ground, than the border of the flower-garden-

NWT,

o

| Lith, as the Act dinvets,Febss.tgye, bw Whurha, Botanwe Garden, Lambel-Marsb

| c it2 J
_ €1stus Lapanirerus. Gum Cistus.
Jeb Heedebdnbbiebiee:

Clafs and Order.

PotyANDRIA MonoGyYNIA:

*

Generic Charaéfer.

Corolla g-petala. Calyx 5-phyllus: foliolis duobus minoribus
Capfula.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

CISTUS /adaniferus arborefcens ex fRipulatus, foliis lanceo-
latis fupra levibus, petiolis bafi coalitis vaginanti-
—s rbus. Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 497-
CISTUS ladanifera Hifpanica incana. Baub. Pin. 467.
-CISTUS Ledon. The Gum Cifius or Sweete Holly Rofe. —
Park. Parad. p. 422. |

pee ea ————

One of the moft ornamental hardy fhrubs we poffefs; at —
once pleafing to the eye, ahd grateful to the fimell; for, a —
Mivver obferves, the whole plant in warm weather exudes |
a fweet glutinous fubftance, which has a very ftrong balfamic
{cent, fo as to perfume the circumambient air to a great
diftance.

Its bloffoms, which appear in June and July in great pro-

_ fufion, exhibit a remarkable inftance of quickly-fading beauty,

- opening and expanding to the morning fun, and before night
ftrewing the ground with their elegant remains: as cach fuc+
ceeding day produces new bloffoms, this deciduous difpofi-
tion of the petals, common to the genus, is the lefs to be re-

gretted. :

Is a native of Spain and Portugal, prefers a dry foil and
warm fheltered fituation, and in very fevere feafons requires
fome kind of covering. frie

Cultivated 1656, by Mr. Joun Trapescanyt, jun. Atte
Hort. Kew. Be

Is readily increafed from cuttings; but MiLLeR remarks, —
that the beft plants are raifed from feeds. se
- Varies with waved leaves, and in having petals without soe
fpot at the bafe. ee

Is not the plant from whence the Ladanum of the fhops *_
produced, though affording in warmer countries than ours =
fimilar gum, hence its name of /adanifera is not ftriftly prope

N72

_ “rieties I have cultivated many years, without obferving the

| [ 113 ]
~ConvoivuLus Purpureus. PurpLe Binp-
WEED, or Convo._vuLus Major. :
Se sete TESTE SESS Te MSE EEE
-Clafs and Order.

PENTANDRIA MoNOGYNIA;

Generic Charaéer.

Corolla campanulata, plicata. Szigmata 2. Capfula 2-locularis, :
-loculis difpermis.

Specific Charaffer and Synonyms.
CONVOLVULUS purpurens foliis cordatis indivifis, frufis

bus cernuis, pedicellis incraflatis.. Lins.
Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 200.
CONVOLVULUS purpureus folio fubrotundo. Bauh. Pit

2

5:
CONVOLVULUS ceruleus major rotundifolius.

The greater blew Bindweede or Bell-flower with round
leaves. Park. Parad. p. 358.

Ts an annual plant which grows naturally in Afia and Ame=_
“rica, but has been long cultivated for ornament in the
“Englifh gardens, and is generally known by the title of
** Convolvulus major. Of this there are three or four lafting
*€ varieties; the moft common hatha purple flower, but there
~ *is oné with a white, another with a red, and one with

_ *‘ whitifh-blue flower, which hath white feeds. All thefe v

“to change. If the feeds of thefe forts are fown in the {prin
“upon a warm border where the plants are defigned to Te~

, flower in June, J
_ © Augult, and will continue till the froft kills them. aa
_ “ feeds ripen in Autumn.” Miller's Gard, Dit. ed. 4l00 477%

MW

bape trarden Lams elh-Muarwh.

Pub. as the Aci darvets. Mar.11790. 4Y W Curtis be

*

[ u4 J.

Sitene PenpuLta. PenpuLous CATCHFLYs |

dy tle se slo ste she. sle. sie nse. stensle sche. she hehe,
setae secle dese see de ap EE ES

Clafs and Order.

DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA,

Generic Charaéfer.

- Calyx ventricofus. Petala 5, unguiculata coronata ad faucem, ;
Capfula g-locularis, 3

: Specific Charatter and Synonyms. :
_ SILENE pendula calycibus fruftiferis pendulis inflatis: angulis j

decem {cabris. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab, ed. 146 Murr. 4
p+ 421- :

_-YISCAGO hirfuta ficula, lychnidis aquatice facie, fupina. :
— Dill, Hort. Elth, 421. t, 312. fi 404+

‘Grows fpontaneoufly in Sicily and Crete ; is an annual of
humble growth, and hence a fuitable plant for the borders of
_ the flower garden, or the decoration of Rock-work, as 18
bloffoms are fhewy, and not of very fhort duration.

It flowers in June and July, and if once permitted ‘to
{catter its feeds, will come up yearly without any trouble.

Mike,

any

Libs as the et directs, Mace ogo 4h W Curris, Betwnibianten, Lambeth Memb

_ LATHYRUS fativus, flore fru@tufque albo. Baub. Pin. 343: :

as F135] |
Latuyrus SATIvus. BLuE-FLOWERD
- Latuyrus, or CHICHLING-VETCH,

Clafs and Order.

DiADELPHIA DECANDRIA,

Generic Chara&er.

‘Stylus planus, fupra villofus, fuperne latior. Calycis lacinie
_ fuperiores 2 breviores. 4

. Specific CharaZer and Synonyms.

LATHYRUS /ativus pedunculis unifloris, cirrhis diphyllis —
tetraphyllifque, leguminibus ovatis compreflis _
dorfo bimarginatis. Linn. Sy/t. Vegeta. ed. 14+
Murr. p. 662. ae

_ A native of France, Spain, and Italy, and diftinguifhable
when in flower by the blue colour of its bloffoms, which are
fometimes, however, milk white; but its feed-pods afford a
more certain mark of diftin€tion, being unufually fhort, br oad,
and winged on the back. 2
This {pecies grows to the height of about two feet, and is”
ufually fown in the {pring with other annuals; though not fo
beautiful, it forms a contraft to the fweet and. Tangier Pea, —
_ and may be introduced where there is plenty of room, OF 4 —
_ defire of poffefling and knowing moft of the plants of 2 _
genus. a.
It flowers in June and July. -
Cultivated 1739, by Mr. Purzir Mixrer. Ait. Hort. Kew.

NUE,

0 ee

_ two of which flowered, and from the ftrongeft of thofe our

From this circumftance we learn, that this fpecies is @
aoe native of South Carolina, and properly a bog plant, growing
__ fpontaneoufly with the Dionea Mufcipula. — :
_ Both Mr. Dryanper and Dr. J. E. Suits affure me,
that it is the true Limodorum tuberofum of Linn zus; the one
ufually called by that name is a native of the Weft-Indies,

eo _of this fpecies, it appears to us to be fearcely hardy enough for

_ tioned; we may obferve, that the tan-pit fpoken of was built
in the open garden, not in a ftove, and was for the purpofe ©

_ fary, its flowering ftem with us has arifen to the height OF
_ afoot and a half, the number of flowers has not exceeded
_ five. Inits moft luxuriant ftate it will probably be found
_ much larger, and to produce more flowers. ee

[ 116 J

LimoporuM TuBEROSUM. TuBEROUS-ROOTED |

LiMoDORUM.
De eee
Cla/s and Order.

GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA.

oe Generic Charaéer. .
Neftarium monophyllum, concavum, pedicellatum, intra pe- q
talum infimum. s
Specific Charafer and Synonyms.

LIMODORUM ifuberofum floribus fubfpicatis barbatis. Alt. ;
Hort. Kew. p. 301.

———

- For this rare plant I am indebted to the very Jaudable exer-
tions of a late Gardener of mine, James SmirtH, who, in the
fpring of the year 1788, examining attentively the bog earth
which had been brought over with fome plants of the Dionea
Mufcipula, found feveral fmall tooth-like knobby roots, which
being placed in pots of the fame earth, and plunged into a tan-
pit having a gentle heat, produced plants the enfuing fummer,

figure was taken.

and treated as a ftove plant. ae
From the little experience we have had of the management

the open border, yet not tender enough to require a ftove. We
have fucceeded beft by treating it in the manner above men-

raifing plants or feeds by a gentle heat, as well as for {triking
cuttings and fecuring plants from cold in the winter.

_ Oar figure will’ make a defcription of the plant unnecel-

Me

= ot yd
CAMPANULA-CARPATICA. CARPATIAN
BELL-FLOWER. a

Send eebeinese

Clafs and Order.

PENTANDRIA MoNnoGyNia.

Generic Charafer. |

Corolla campanulata fundo claufo valvis ftaminiferis. Stigma —
trifidum. Cap/ula infera poris lateralibus dehifcens. |

Specific Charafer and Synonyms.

CAMPANULA carpatica foliis glabris cordatis ferratis pe- —
tiolatis, pedunculis elongatis, calyce reflexo
glutinofo. Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr.
p- 207. Suppl. p.140. Facq. Hort. v% te —
ft. 57- =

This fpecies of Bell-flower, which takes its name from tS”
place of growth, is a native of the Carpatian Alps, and was
introduced into the Royal Garden at Kew, by Proféefor Jac-
quin, of Vienna, in the year 1774.
It flowers in June and July.
As yet it is fearce in our gardens, but deferves to be more
generally known and cultivated; its flowers, in proportion t0-
the plant, are large and fhewy: like many other Alpine plants, _
_ it is well fuited to decorate certain parts of rock-work, OF
— borders of the flower garden as are not adapted for large |
; P ants. Re of
_ Itis a hardy perennial, and propagated by parting its or
in autumn. z
_ Our figure, from a deficiency in the colouring art, gives <2
very inadequate idea of its beauty. cee

2}

N17

tribe, hence it is not uncommon to find this and many other
fimilar hardy plants, nurfed up in the Green-houfe or ftove,
when they would thrive much better on a wall or piece of
rock-work, for the decoration of which this plant in particular
is admirably adapted.

Like moft of the Sedum tribe it may readily be propagated
by cuttings, or parting its roots in autumn.

Donon zus’ figure admirably reprefents its habit.

According to the Hort. Kew. it was cultivated in this coun-
try by Gerarp, in 1596.

. TELEPHIUM repens folio deciduo. Baub. Pin. 287.

[2 128--4
Sepum ANACAMPSEROS, EVERGREEN
3 ORPINE. ;

desedoiesh ase dt desk deseak seas aes
Clafs and Order.

DEcANDRIA PENTAGYNIA.

Generic Charaéer.
Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. 5-petala. Squame ne€tarifere 5, ad bafin
germinis. Ca9/. 5.
Specific Character and Synonyms.

SEDUM Anacampferos foliis "euneiformibus bafi attenuatis
fubfeffilibus, caulibus decumbentibus, floribus co-
rymbofis. Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 108.

SEDUM Anacampferos foliisc uneiformibus integerrimis cau-
libus decumbentibus, floribuscorymbofis. Linn. Syjft.
Vegetab. ed. Murr. p. 430.

TELEPHIUM tertium. Dedox. Pempt. p. 130+

————

Grows fpontancoufly out of the crevices of the rocks in the
South of France; flowers in our gardens in July and Auguft 3
is a very hardy perennial, and in fheltered fituations retains
its leaves all the year,

The fingular manner in which the leaves are attached te
the flowering ftem, deferves to be noticed.

As many of the fucculent plants are tender, and require
Green-houfe in the winter, cultivators of plants are apt indil+

crinmnately to extend the fame kind of care to the whee —
tribe,

e sd io

ee ee ae eae

a ia anal

yage. by Wilartie, 3: Grorges Cryfient.

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STRELITZIA Recina. CannasLEaveD
| . STRELITZIAs * ee
Clafs and Order.

Penranpria Monocynias

Generic Charafer.

Spathe. Cal. 0. Cor. 3. petala. Ne&arium triphyllum, ‘genitalia
Involvens. Peric. g-loculare, polyfpermum.

STRELITZIA Regine Ait. Hort. Kew. v. 1. p. 285. Tab. 2.
HELICONIA Bibai ¥. Mill, ic. tab. 5, 6s

‘ 2 , a 2 « eee:

In order that we may give our readers an opportunity of
feeing a coloured reprefentation of one of the moft fcarce and
magnificent plants introduced into this country, we have in
this number deviated from our ufual plan, with refpeét to the
plates, and though in fo doing we fhall have the pleafure of
gratifying the warm wifhes of many of our readers, we are
hot without our apprehenfions leaft others may not feel perfeétly
Well fatisfied; fhould it prove fo, we with fuch to reft affured
that this isa deviation in which we {hall very rarely indulge,
and never but when fomething uncommonly beautiful or
interefting prefents itfelf; to avoid the imputation of interefted
Motives, we wifh our readers to be apprized that the expences”
attendant on the prefent number, in confequence of fuch de-
Viation, have been confiderably augmentcd, not lowered.

It is well known to many Botanifts, and others, who have:
experienced Sir Joserx Banxs’s well known liberality, that
_ Previous to the publication of the Hortus Kewenfis he made a
Rew genus of this plant, which had before been confidered as

a fpecies of Heliconia, and named it Stre/itzia in honour of ar
ah oe : ; moit

moft gracious ‘Queen Cuarzorre; coloured engravings of —
which, executed under his direétion, he prefented to his
particular friends ; impreflions of the fame plate have been —
given in the aforefaid work, in which we are informed that _
this plant was introduced to the royal garden at Kew, by Sir
Joszern Banks, Bart. in the year 1773, where it lately
flowered—of fome other plants introduced after that period
from the Cape, of which it is a’native, one flowered in the —
Pine ftove of BamseR Gascoyne, Efq. feveral years ago, ©
from whence Mr. Mitxar drew his figure, and the plant from
which our drawing was made flowered this fpring, in the bark
{tove of the garden belonging to the Apothecaries Company,
at Chelfea, where it will alfo feon flower again.

This plant has ufually been confined to the ftove, where it

has been placed in a pot, and plunged into the tan, asthe

plants in fuch fituations ufually are; it has been found that
when the roots have been confined to the narrow limits of a
pot, the plant has rarely or never flowered, but that when the
roots have by accident extended into the rotten tan, it has
readily thrown up flowering ftems, the beft praétice therefore,
not only with this, bui many other plants, is to let the roots
have plenty of earth to ftrike into. As it is a Cape plant it
may perhaps be found to fucceed beft in the confervatory.

It has not, that we know of, as yet ripened its feeds in this
country; till it does, or good feeds of it fhall be imported, it
muft remain a very fearce and dear plant, as it is found to.
increafe very flowly by its roots: plants are faid to be fold at
the Cape for Three Guineas each.

7 General Defeription of the STRELITZIA REGINE.

From a perennial ftringy root fhoot forth a confiderable
number of leaves, ftanding upright on long footltalks, from
a fheath of fome one of which, near its bale, fprings the
flowering ftem, arifing fomewhat higher than the leaves, am
terminating in an almoft horizontal long-pointed fpatha, com>
taining about fix or eight flowers, which Ee . os
they fpring forth, form a kind of creft, which the glowing
orange of the Corolla, and fine azure of the Neftary, renders —

coming vertical. a)

. truly faperb. The outline in the third plate of this number,

is intended to give our readers an idea of its general habit and
“mode of growth.

Particular Defeviption of the Same

ROOT perennial, ftringy, fomewhat like that of the tawny

Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva); ftrings the thicknefs
of the little finger, blunt at the extremity, extending
horizontally, if not confined, to the diftance of
many feet,

LEAVES numerous, ftanding upright on their footftalks,

about a foot in length, and four inches in breadth,
ovato-oblong, coriaceous, fomewhat flefhy, rigid,
{mooth, concave, entire on the edges, except on
one fide towards the bafe, where they are more or
lefs curled, on the upper fide of a deep green co-
lour, on the under fide covered with a fine glaucous
meal, midrib hollow above and yellowifh, veins
unbranched, prominent on the infide, and impreffed
on the outfide of the leaf, young leaves rolled up.

LEAF-STALKS about thrice the length of the leaves, up-

right, fomewhat flattened, at bottom furnifhed with
a fheath, and received into each other, all radical.

SCAPUS or flowering ftem unbranched, fomewhat taller

than the leaves, proceeding from the fheath of one
of them, upright, round, not perfeélly ftraight, nearly
of an equal thicknefs throughout, of a glaucous hue,
covered with four or five fheaths which clofely em-
brace it. Two or more flowering ftems fpring from
the fame root, according to the age of the plant.

| SPATHA terminal, about fix inches in length, ofa glaucous

hue, with a fine bright purple at its bafe, ee
out to a long point, opening above from the bafe to
within about an inch of the apex, where the edges

roll over to. one fide, forming an angle of about

__ forty-five degrees, and containing about fix flowers.

z

FLOWERS

FLOWERS of a bright orange colour, becoming upright,
when perfeétly detached from the fpatha, which each
flower is a confiderable time in accomplifhing. In
the plant at Chelfea, the two back petals, or, more
properly fegments of the firft flower, fprang forth
with the neftary, and while the former became im-
mediately vertical, the latter formed nearly the fame
angle as the fpatha; four days afterwards the remain-
ing fegment of the firft flower, with the two fegments
and neétary of the fecond came forth, and in the
fame manner at fimilar intervals all the flowers, which
were fix in number, continued to make their ap-
pearance.

COROLLA deeply divided into three fegments, which are
ovato-lanceolate, flightly keeled, and fomewhat con-
cave, at the bafe white, flefhy, and covered with a
glutinous fubftance flowing in great quantities from
the neétary.

NECTARY of a fine azure blue and moft fingular form,
compofed of two petals, the upper petal very fhort
and broad, with a whitifh mucro or point, the fides
of which lap over the bafe of the other petal; infe-
rior petal about two inches and a half in length, the
lower half fomewhat triangular, grooved on the two
lowermoft fides, and keeled at bottom, the keel
running ftraight to its extremity, the upper half

gradually dilating towards the bafe, runs out into
two lobes more or lefs obtufe, which give it an
arrow-fhaped form, bifid at the apex, hollow, and
containing the anther, the edges of the duplicature

crifped and forming a kind of frill from the top to
the bottom.

,

STAMINA five Filaments arifing from the bafe of the ne€ta-
ry, fhort and diftin&; Anthere long and linear,
attached to and cohering by their tips to the ape*

_ of the neétary.

STYLE filiform, white, length of the neflary.
| | ‘STIGMA |

STIGMA three quarters of an inch long, attached to, and
hitched on as it were to the tip of the ne@ary,
roundifh, white, awl-fhaped, very vifcid, becoming
as the flower decays of a deep purple brown colour,
and ufually f{plitting into three pieces, continuing
attached to the neétary till the neétary decays.

EE ed

Mr. Farrsarrn, to whofe abilities and induftry the Com-
panies Garden at Chelfea is indebted for its prefent flourifhing
ftate, being defirous of obtaining ripe feeds, I had no oppor-
tunity of examining the germen.

Such were the appearances which prefented themfelves to
us in the plant which flowered at the Chelfea Garden; that
they are liable to confiderable variation is apparent from the
figure of Mr. Mitiar, which appears to have been drawn
from a very luxuriant fpecimen, as two {pathe grow from one
flowering ftem, the ftigma is alfo remarkably convoluted,
many other appearances are likewife reprefented, which our
plant did not exhibit: in the figure given in the Hortus Kewen/is,
the ftigma appears to have feparated from the ne@tary on the
frft opening of the flower, and to be fplit into three parts,
neither of which circumftances took place in our plant till
they were both in a decaying ftate.

Lubas tbe dat directs, May.11790. wy Welurtis, 3! Cooges Crofient,

+2.

Pty

Narcissus INCOMPARABILIS. PEERLESS DAFFODIL. _
oS |
Clafs and Order.

Hexanpria Monocynia.

Generic Charaéfer. 3 E
Petala 6 equalia: Ne@ario infundibuliformi, 1-phyllo: Stamina
intra neCtarium. ;
Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. :
NARCISSUS incomparabilis {patha uniflora, nettario cam-
panulato plicato crifpo petalis dimidio bre-
viore, foliis planis.
NARCISSUS latifolius omnium maximus amplo calice flavo
| five Nompareille. The great Nonefuch Daffodil, .
or incomparable Daffodil. Park. Par. p. 68.

This {pecies of Narciffus, though well defcribed and figured
by the old Botanifts, efpecially Parxinson, has been ovel~
looked by Linnzus.

It is undoubtedly the é#comparable Daffodil of PARKINSONs
figured in his Garden of Pleafant Flowers; and the sucompa-
rabilis of Mituxer’s DiG. ed. 6. 4to. the latter informs US
that he received roots of it from Spain and Portugal, which»
fixes its place of growth. a

It is a very hardy bulbous plant, and flowers in April;

its fingle ftate it is very ornamental, the petals are ufually pale
yellow, and the ne€lary inclined to orange, which towards the
brim is more brilliant in fome than in others; in its double —
‘flate, it is well known to Gardeners, by the name of Butter an
Egg Narciffus, and of this there are two varieties, both
_ which produce large fhewy flowers, the one with colours fim- —
lar to what we have above defcribed, which is the moft com-
mon, the other with petals of a pale fulphur colour, almo
white, and the neétary bright orange; this, which is one —
the moft ornamental of the whole tribe, is named in the Dutch —
catalogues, the Orange Phenix; its bloffoms are fo large *
frequently to require fupporting; its bulbs may be had OF =
many of the Nurferies about London, and of thofe who, e
profiting by the fupinenefs of our Englifh Gardeners, impol —
_ bulbs from abroad. » | a
Like moft of the tribe, this fpecies will grow well without —
any care, the bulbs of the double fort fhould be taken P _

x

yearly, otherwife they are apt to degenerate.

x

Pub . a3 the Ff dives, Sun.t17G?. by

122 : Po ae

inet is Z \ ss = .
< as the Act directs June 1. 2790 by WCurtis S* Georges Crefcent.

PO Ags 4
Hyacintruus RacemMosus. STARCH
: HYAcINTH. :
fF Bese se seakaeak sk shah sk sh she te
Clafs and Order.
Hexanpria Monocynta.

Generic Chara@er.
Corolla campanulata : pori 3 melliferi germinis.

Specific Charvaer and Synonyms.

HYACINTHUS racemofus corollis ovatis, fummis feffilibus,
foliis laxis, Lzzn. Syft. Veg. ed. 14. Murr.

~Qa0. dp. Pl. 4k.
HYACINTHUS Me nate mesiens minor juncifolius.

: Baub. Pin. p. 43.

HYACINTHUS botryodes 1. - Car Clus. Hift. p. 181.
HYACINTHUS racemofus. Dadon. Pempt. p. 217.
HYACINTHUS botroides minor caruleus obfcurus. The

darke blew Grape-flower. Park. Par. p. 114+

te . Ҥ

_, The Hyacinthus racemofus and botryoides are both cultivated
_ in gardens, but the former here figured is by far the moft
Common; racemofus and otryoides, though different words, are
expreffive of the fame meaning, the former being derived from
the Latin term racemus, the latter from the Greek one Borpus,
both of which fignify a bunch of grapes, the form of which
the inflorefcence of thefe plants fomewhat refembles, and
__aence they have both been called Grape Hyacinths, but as
— Confufion thereby arifes, we have thought it better to call this
© -‘pecies the Starch Hyacinth, the fmell of the flower in the
‘Seheral opinion refembling that fubftance, and leave the _
name of Grape Hyacinth for the dotryoides.
The Hyacintbus racemofus grows wild in the corn fields of
Germany, in which it increafes fo faft by offsets from the
-FOot as to prove a very troublefome weed, and on this ac-
Count it muft be cautioufly introduced into gardens.
It flowers in April and May. — oe
__ We have found the N urferymen very apt to miltake it for
‘the bor ryoides, a figure of which it is our intention to give in
fome future number. :

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ANEMONE HorrTensis. STAR ANEMONE, OF
Broap-Leav’p GARDEN ANEMONE,

Jesse deukdeiokiek
Clafs and Order.

PoLyANDRIA PotyGyYNIA.

Generic Chara&er.

Cal. o. Petala 5—g- Semina plura.

Specific CharaGter and Synonyms.

ANEMONE borten/is foliis digitatis, feminibus lanatis. Linn,

Sy. Vegetab. ed. Murr. p. 510. Ait. Hort.
: Kew. vol. 2. p. 256.

ANEMONE Geranii rotundo folio, purpurafcens. Baub.
Pin. 173. |

ANEMONE prima. Dodon. Pempt. 434. 4

ANEMONE latifolia purpurea ftellata five papaveracea. The {
purple Star-Anemone or Windflower. Parke
Parad. p. 204.

—"

niians ‘aan —" ew

We are more and more convinced, that in our eagernefs —
for novelties, we daily lofe plants by far more ornamental
than the new ones we introduce; the prefent, a moft charm-
ing fpring plant, with which the Gardens abounded in the
time of PARKINsON, is now a great rarity; its bloffoms,
which are uncommonly brilliant, come forth in April, and,
like thofe of many other plants, appear to advantage only
when the fun fhines. 3 ener

It may be propagated either by feeds, or by parting its
roots in Autumn, in the former way we may obtain many
beautiful varieties.

It prefers a light loamy foil and moderately expofed
fituation, ee

Roots of a variety of this plant with fcarlet double flowers
are imported from Holland, under the name of Anemonoidess

.

and fold at a high price.

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Iperis GIBRALTARICA. GIBRALTAR
oC Canpy-Turt.

SE TIE IEE
Clafs and Order.

TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

Generic Charaéer.

Goralla irregularis : Petalis 2 exterioribus majoribus. Si/icula
polyfperma, emarginata,

Specific Charadler and Synonyms,

IBERIS Gibraliarica frutefcens foliis apice dentatis. Lsnn.
Syft. Veg. ed. 14. Murr. p. 589.
THLASPIDIUM Hifpanicum, ampliore flore folio craffo
dentato. Dill. Elth. 382. t. 287. f: 37:

—*

The flowers of this plant, a native of Gibraltar, bear fome
refemblance to thofe of the Common Candy-Tuft, but when
they blow in perfe@tion, they are ufually twice as larges
hence th Bass highly ornamental in the green-houfe, which
carly in the Spring, the time of their coming forth, ftands
in need of fome fuch fhewy flowers.

This plant is eafily raifed from cuttings, and eafily pre-
ferved; it may be kept through the Winter in a common
hot-bed frame, and in mild Winters will ftand abroad, efpe-
cially if fheltered amongft rock-work ; its greateft enemy 1
moifture in the Winter ane this often proves fatal to it, as
indeed a long continued damp atmofphere does to many
others; the Nurferymen about London complain of lofing
more plants the laft mild Winter, from this caufe, than they
generally do from fevere frofts. In a little green-houfe which
I had in my late garden, Lambeth-Marfh, moft of the plants
became abfolutely mouldy; in fuch feafons then, though mo
point of cold the plants may not require it, we mult difhpate
the fuperfluous moifture bya gentle heat. a

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AsTRo@MERIA Lictu. Srripep-FLOWER’D
ALSTRGMERIA.
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Cla/s and Order.

HeExANDRIA MoNnoGyYNIA.

-—

- Generic Charaéter.

Corolla 6-petala, fub-bilabiata: petalis 2 inferioribus bafi tu-
bulofis. Stamina declinata. —

< Specific Character and Synonynts.
_ALSTRCEMERIA Ligtu caule ereéto, foliis fpathulato-

oblongis, pedunculis umbelle involucro
longioribus, corolla bilabiata. Linn.
Syft. Veget. ed. 14. Murr. Suppl. p. 207-
Amen. Acad. V. 6. p. 247-
HEMEROCALLIS floribus purpurafcentibus ftriatis. Few.
Peruv. 2. p. 710. t. 4. :

_ Fhis plant receives its generic name from CLavup1us
AustTromer (fon of Sir Jonas AtstrRa@mer, amolt refpeét-
able Swedifh Merchant) who firft found the other moft beau-
tiful {pecies the Pelegrina in Spain, whither it had been tran{f-
mitted from Peru ; its trivial name Ligiw is a provincial one.

According to Fewiitex, who has written on the plants of
Peru, this fpecies is found on the banks of the rivers in Chill:
we treat it, and fuccefsfully, as a ftove plant; its flowers, which
ufually make their appearance in F ebruary and March, emit
a fragrance fearcely inferior to Mignonet; its leaves, con-
trary to moft others, grow inverted, which is effeéted by a twift
of the footftalk, and afford an excellent example of Lin-

n£us’s Folium refupinatum; the filaments, after the pollen 1s — 4

difcharged, turn upwards, and the anthere become almoft

_ globular.

Itis ufually propagated by parting its roots in Autumn.

Ps les drawn from a plant which flowered extremely ~ Z

_ Well in the ftove of Mefirs, Grimwoop and Co, Kenfingtom- 4

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AxtyssuMm DELTOIDEUM. PuRPLE ALyssuM.

Se

Clafs and Order.
TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

Generic Charafer.

Filamenia quedam introrfum denticulo notata. Sz/icu/a emat-
ginata.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

ALYSSUM deltoideum caulibus fuffrutefcentibus proftratis,

: foliis lanceolato-deltoidibus, filiculis hirtis. Lian.
Syf?. Vegetab. p. 591. Sp. Pl. p. go8.

LEUCOJUM faxatile thymifolio hirfutum ceruleo-pur-
. pureum. Bauh. Pin. 201.

Plants which flower early, and continue a Jong while in
bloom, are defervedly preferred, more efpecially by thofe who
content themfelves with a partial colle@ion; of that number
is the prefent f{pecies of Alyffum, which begins to flower 1B
March, and continues to bloffom through April, May, and
June, and, if favourably fituated, during moft of the fummer-

It is properly a rock plant, being hardy, forming with very
little care a neat tuft of flowers, and not apt to encroach on
its neighbours. :

May be propagated by parting its roots in Autumn, OF by
cuttings. | :

Is a native of the Levant, according to Mr. A1ToN, and
cultivated by Mr. Miter, in 1739, but omitted in the 6th
4to. edition of his Digtionary : has ufually been confidered by
the Nurferymen about London as the hyperboreum.

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_ brilliant colours.

© thofe from feeds are three or four years before they flower
- ground in England, fo fhould be planted in pots, and

_ “ teéted from froft, but in mild weather fhould enjoy the free
“air; but they muft be guarded from mice, who are very

“them.” Miller's Gard. Dif.

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Ixia Frexvosa. Benpinc-STAux’p Ixia,
Clafs and Order.

- Trianpria MonocyNia. |

Generic CharaGer.

Cor. 6-partita, campanulata, regularis. Stigmata 3°

Specific Character and Synonyms.

IXIA flexuofa foliis linearibus, racemo flexuofo multifloro.
Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 51. Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 58.

The Ixias are a numerous tribe, chiefly natives of the
Cape, and in general remarkable either for their delicacy, OF

The one here figured appears to be a variety of the frexuofa

with a purple eye, its bloffoms are fragrant, and come forth
in April or May.

«© AN the forts multiply very faft by offsets, fo that when

ae

“ from feeds: for the roots put out offsets in great plenty,
“ moft of which will flower the following feafon, whereas

“ Thefe plants will not thrive through the winter in the full

“placed under a frame in winter, where they may be Pe

“fond of thefe roots, and if not prevented will deyour

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once obtained, there will be no occafion to raife them =)

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Sc1LLA CAMPANULATA.

Clafs and Order.

Hexanpria MonocyNia.

Generic Charaéer.
Cor. 6-petala, patens, decidua. Filamenta filiformia.

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

SCILLA campanulata bulbo folido, racemo multifloro ob-
—— longo-fubconico, corollis campanulatis erectis,

braéteis bipartitis, pedunculo longioribus, foliis
* Janceolatis. Ait. Hort. Kew.’ p. 444-

HYACINTHUS Hifpanicus major flore campanule inftar.
The greater Spanifh bell-flowred Jacinth. Park. Par. 123.

There are few old gardens which do not abound with this
plant; it bears great affinity to our Hare-bell, with which it
“appears to have been confounded by moft Botanifts. Parkinfor
thus diferiminates it: “ This Spanifh bell-flowred Jacinth 1s
“very like the former Englifh or Spanifh Jacinth, but
“< greater in all parts, as well of leaves as flowers, many —
“* growing together at the toppe of the flalke, with many fhort
“ greene leaves among them. hanging doune their beads with
“* larger, greater, and wider open mouths, like unto bels of
“a darke blew colour, and no good fent.” Park. Parad.

Though not remarkable for the finenefs of its colours, OF
pleafing from its fragrance, it contributes with other bulbous
plants to de¢orate the flower border or plantation in the fpring,
when flowers are moft wanted.

It “is very hardy, and incteafes abundantly by offsets; itS
feeds alfo ripen elk: ars = :

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~AMARYLLIS VITTATA. SUPERB AMARYLLIS.
(eae seeds sed aaa aed ede

Clafs and Order.

HeEXANDRIA MonoGyYNIA. on

Generic Charaéfer.

Corolla hexapetaloidea, irregularis. F/amenta fauci tubl in-
ferta, declinata, inaqualia proportione vel directione,

Linn. fil.

Specific Character and Synonyms.
AMARYLLIS floribus pedicellatis, corollis cuneiformi-ine_
fundibuliformibus, petalorum extersorum

rachibus interiorum margini adnatis, {capo _
tereti, ftigmatibus fulcatis, Lexa. fil.

AMARYLLIS vittata. L'Herit. Sert. Angl. t. 15- dite —
| Hort. Kew. p. 418. : a,

Linn us, the Son, took much pains in new modelling the
generic and fpecific charaéters of this genus; as may be feen
an the Hort. Kew: Mons. L’ Heritier, when in England a acy
years fince, faw this fpecies, defcribed and named it Viitala"-

Of what country it is a native is not known with certainty,
moft probably of the Cape, was firft introduced into England
by Mr. Matcoum. fan ec

Our figure was drawn from a fine fpecimen which flowere
this {pring with Meffrs. Grimwoop and Co. Kenfington.

It ufually flowers in April or May, but may be forwarde
by artificial heat. ;

It rarely puts forth offsets from the root, but readily pro
duces feeds, by which it is propagated without difficulty. _ F

When it bloffoms in perfeétion it truly deferves the name O°
fuperb, which Mr. Arron has given it, the flem rifing to the

height of three feet or more, and producing from two to five
flowers. |

* From the gaicty of its flowers, which, from their firipes, appear like a"
we decorated with ribbands,—Vitza, a tibband ; wittata, drefied with ribbands-
Af We ;

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ALYSSUM-UTRICULATUM. BLADDER-PODDED
ALYSSUM.

JE BEE Mebieicbedatas

Clafs and Order.

TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

Generic Chara&er.
Filamenta quedam introrfum denticulo notata. Silicula emat-
ginata.
Specific Chara&er and Synonyms.

ALYSSUM zfriculatum caule herbaceo ere&o, foliis levibus

lanceolatis integerrimis, filiculis inflatis. Linn.

Syft. Veget. ed. 14. Murr.

ALYSSOIDES fruticofum, leucoji folio viridi. Tourn. infe

2:8.

A native of the Levant, and cultivated by Mr. MitLB®
in the year 1739.

Is a hardy and beautiful perennial, flowering from Apri
to June, at which time it begins to form its curioufly inflate
pods. |

Like the A/y/ffum deltordeum, it is well adapted to the deco-

rating of walls, or rock-work, and is readily propaga"
either by feeds or flips.

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Lubliphiz as the Act direciv Sept! 2. Z790 By Uilurtis J Ceorges lrefecnt.
Edwards del. W Darten 6 C2 4.

“ about fix weeks; thefe plants make little progrefs for four
- or five years. If the nights fhould prove cold the glaffes
“ muft be covered with mats every evening. As thefe plants
“ grow flowly, fo they will not require to be removed out of
“ the feed-pots the firft year, but in the Autumn the pots
“ fhould be removed into the ftove, and plunged into the
“ tan-bed; im fyring the plants fhould be carefully taken up,
‘© and each planted in a feparate {mall pot, filled with light
“ fandy earth, and plunged into a frefh hot-bed of Tanner’s-
“ bark. In Summer when the weather is warm, they fhould ©
“ have a good fhare of air admitted to them, but in Autumn
“ muft be removed into the ftove, where they fhould con-
“ ftantly remain, and mutt be treated afterwards in the fame
* manner as other tender exotic plants.” Miller's Didi.

It is more ufual with Nurferymen to increafe this plant
by cuttings.

Our drawing was made from. a plant which flowered: this
Spring, with Mr. Coxrvrix, Nurferyman, King’s-Road,
Chelfea. : ws

It flowers moft part of the Summer, but not fo freely as
many other flove-plants. :

; py
CATESBZA SPINOSA. THORNY CATESBA&A,
or Lity-THOoRN. ;

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Clafs and Order.

TETRANDRIA MonocyNIA.

Generic Charaéer.

Cor. 1-petala, infundibuliformis, longiffima, fupera. Stamina
intra faucem. Bacca polyfperma.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

CATESBEA Spinofa. Linn. Syft. Veyetab. ed. 14. Murr. p-
152. Sp. Pl. p.159- Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 159+

Frutex {pinofus, buxi foliis plurimis fimul nafcentibus, flor€
tetrapetaloide pendulo fordide flavo, tubo longiffimo, fruétu |
ovali croceo femina parva continente. Cased. Carol. 2+ |
p- 100. t. 100. |

————

_ Of this genus there is only one fpecies defcribed by
authors, and which Lixnzus has named in honour of our
countryman Marx Carzssy, Author of the Natural Hillory
of Carolina. : aoa
*« This fhrub was difcovered by Mr. CatesByYs near |
*“* Naffau-town, in the Ifland of Providence, where he fav |
** two of them growing, which were all he ever faw; from ff
“ thefe he gathered the feeds and brought them to England.

“ It is propagated by feeds, which muft be procured from |
the country where it naturally grows. If the entire fruit” |
are brought over in fand, the feeds will be better preferveds
the feeds muft be fown in {mall pots filled with light fandy
earth, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed of Tanner ®

. bark. If the feeds are good, the plants will app

Lid
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Lublifhd asthe Act directs Sept! 1.1790 by WeCurter JY Georges Crofcent.
TE Edwards del, WDarton FCo «.

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Rusus Arcticus. Dwarr BRAMBLE.
ssn nneeedede
Clafs and Order.

IcosSANDRIA POLYGYNIA.

Generic Charaéfer.

+>

Cal. 5-fidus. Petala 5. Bacca compofita acinis monofpermis.

Specific CharaGer and Synonyms.

RUBUS ardéficus foliis ternatis, caule inermi unifloro. Linn.
Syft. Vegetab. p. 476- :

RUBUS humilis flore purpureo. Buxb. Cent. 5. p. 13. ?- 26.

RUBUS trifolius humilis non fpinofus, fapore et odore fra-
garie, fruétu rubro polycocco. Ami. Ruth. 185.

The Rubus aréticus grows wild in the northern parts of
Europe and America, in moift, fandy, and gravelly places. .
Linn us has figured and minutely defcribed it in his Flora
Lapponica, out of gratitude, as he expreffes himfelf, for the
benefits reaped from it in his Lapland journey, by the netta-
reous wine of whofe berries he was fo often recruited when
finking with hunger and fatigue ; he obferves that the princi-
pal people in the north of Sweden make a fyrup, a jelly,
and a wine, from the berries, which they partly confume —
themfelves, and partly tranfmit to Stockholm, as a dainty of
_ the moft delicious kind; and truly he adds, of all the wild |
Swedifh berries this holds the firt plae. = § = |

Our figure does not correfpond altogether with Linnavs# |
defcription, but it is drawn as the plant grew; culture doubtlefs

made it produce more than its ufual number of flowering: —
ftems and petals. :

It grows readily and increafes rapidly in bog-earth, on ® a
north border, and flowers in May and June, but very rarely
ripens its fruitin Gardens. : | be ¥:

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Hyacintuus Comosus. Two CoLouréd,
| : of, Passen Hyacinth.
Clafs and Order.
Hexanpria MonoGyNiIAs

Generic Charaffer.

Grolla campanulata: pori 3-melliferi germinis.

Specific CharaGer and Synonyms.

HYACINTHUS como/us corollis angulato-cylindricis: fum-
mis fterilibus longius pedicellatis. Linu:

ee Sy/t. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. 336.

HYACINTHUS comolfus major purpureus. Baub. Pin. 42+

The purple faire haired Jacinths; or Purfe taffels. Park.
Parad. p. 117.

a ra iid :

Mokt of the old Botanifts arranged this plant, the racemo/usy
and others having almoft globular flowers with the Hyacinths
Tournerort, ftruck with the difference of their appearances
made a diftin@ genus of them under the name of Mu/cart,
in which he is followed by Mixer, and fhould have been
by Linnaus, for they differ fo much that no ftudent woul
confider the prefent plant as belonging to the fame genus
with the Hare-bell. = |

This {pecies grows wild in the corn-fields of Spain, Portue |
gal, and fome parts of Germany, and flowers in May and
june. — ‘

It is diftinguifhed more by its fingularity than beauty, the
flowers on the fummit of the ftalk differing widely in colour
from the others, and being moftly barren: Park1NsON faySs
** the whole ftalke with the flowers upon it, doth fomewhat
* refemble a long Purfe taffell, and thereupon divers Gentle*
-* women have foinamed it.” ‘

It isa hardy bulbous plant, growing readily in moft foils
and fituations, and ufually propagated by offsets.

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ApoNnis VERNALIS.
| Clafs and Order.
PotyanpakiA Poryeynia

Generic CharaGer.

"Cal. 5-phyllus. Pefa/a quinis plura abfque neflario, Sen
nuda.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

ADONIS verialis flore dodecapetalo, fru€tu ovato. Lina.
| Syft. Vegetab. ed. Murr. p. 514. Ait. Hort. Kew
tbe Be Pe SOds
HELLEBORUS niger tenuifolius, Buphthalmi flore. Baub.
Pin. 186.

BUPHTHALMUM Dodon. Pempt. 261.
- HELLEBORUS niger ferulaceus five Buphthalmum. The
great Ox-eye, or the great yellow Anemone.

_ Parkinf. Parad. p. 291. f. ©

——

‘

Of this plant Linn 2s makes two fpecies, viz. the vernalis
and appennina, differing in their fpecific charafter merely 10
the number of their petals, which are found to vary from
fituation and culture; as the firft name taken from its time 0

flowering is the moft expreffive, we have followed Mt

Mitver and Mr. Arron in adopting it.

It is an old inhabitant of the Englifh gardens, and a moft —
_defirable one, as it flowers in the fpring; produces fine fhewy
bloffoms, which expand wide when expofed to the fun, '8

hardy and readily cultivated.

Grows wild on the mountainous paftures of fome parts of

Germany,

It may be increafed by patting its roots in Autumn OF

Spring, or by feed, Mize recommends the latter mode.

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C393 3

GLapIoLus CARDINALIS. SUPERB GLADIO-
Lus; or, CoRN-FLAG.

Cla/s and Order.

TriANDRIA MonocynNlia.

Generic Charaéer.

*

Corolla 6-partita, irregularis, inequalis. Stigmata 3. -

Specific Charaéier.

GLADIOLUS cardinalis corolle ere&tez limbo campanulato,
floribus fecundis, feapo multiflaro, foliis en-
fiformibus multinerviis. .

This new {pecies of Gladiolus, of whofe magnificence our
figure can exhibit but an imperfeét idea, was introduced
into this country from Holland, a few years fince, by Mr.
Grarrer, at prefent Gardener to the King of Naples; and
firft flowered with Meffrs. Lewrs and Macxrz, Nurferymen,
at Kingfland; a very ftrong plant of it flowered alfo this
fummer at Meffrs. Gaimwoons and Co. which divided at
top into three branches, from one of which our figure was

- drawn. ; ,
It obvioufly differs from the other more tender plants of 4
this genus, in the colour of its flowers, which are of a fine
_ _ fearlet, with large white fomewhat rhomboidal fpots, 0"
feveral of the lowermoft divifions of the Corolla; {rong 7
plants will throw up a ftem three or four feet high.
It is moft probably a native of the Cape, flowers with US
in July and Auguft, and-is increafed by offsets from the -
=e: Ibs; muft be treated like the Ixias and other fimilar Cape
plants. ‘

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PELARGONIUM TETRAGONUM. SQUARE
- S§TALKED GERANIUM.

Clafs and Order. :
. MonapDELtpu1aA HEPTANDRIA,
Generic Charaéer.

Cal..5-partitus, lacinia fuprema definente in tubulum capilla-
rem, nectariferum, fecus pedunculum decurrentem. Cor.
§-petala, irregularis. Filamenfa 10, inequalia: quorum 3
{raro 5) caftrata. Fruéfus 5-coccus, roftratus: rofra {pira-

~ jia, introrfum barbata.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

PELARGONIUM ‘¢etragonum pedunculis bifloris, ramis te-
tragonis carnofis, corollis tetrapetalis.
L’Herit. n. 72. t. 23.

GERANIUM fetragonum. Linn. Suppl. p. 305-

jniaigaiagins

A vein of fingularity runs through the whole of this plant, —

its ftatks are unequally and obtufely quadrangular, fometimes
more evidently triangular; its leaves few, and remarkably
fmall; its flowers, on the contrary, are uncommonly large,
and what is more extraordinary have only four petals ;
previous to their expanfion they exhibit alfo an appearance
fomewhat outré, the body of the filaments being bent fo as
to form a kind of bow, in which ftate we have reprefented
one of the bloffoms in our figure. | :

When it flowers in perfeétion, which it is not apt to do in
all places, the largenefs of its bloffoms renders it one of the
moft ornamental of the genus.

There is a variety of it with beautifully coloured leaves,’

of which we have availed ourfelves in its reprefentation.

It flowers from June, to Auguft, and September; requires —

the fame treatment as the more common Geraniums, and 1s
readily propagated by cuttings.

Was firft introduced to the Royal Garden at Kew, by ;
Mr. Masson, in 1774, from the Cape, of which it 1s #

~

native. Ait. Hort. Kew.

WAM Novix7go by W Curtis. S” Giearees Crescent ed oe

Ere
HyrerRiIcuM BALEARICUM.. WarRTY
St. Joun’s-Wort.
Se a
Cla/s and Order.

PoLyADELPHIA POLYANDRIA.

* a

: Generic Charaé&er.
Calyx 5-phyllus. Petala 5. Neffariumo. Capfula.

~ Specific Character and Synonyms.

HYPERICUM Jalearicum floribus pentagynis, caule fruticofe
foliis ramifque cicatrizatis. Linn. Sy/t. Veget-

3 : p. 102.

MYRTO-CISTUS pennzi Clu. Hift. 1. p. 68.

Is according to Linnaus a native of Majorca; MiLuER
fays that it grows naturally in the [land of Minorca, from
whence the feeds were fent to England by Mr. SaLvADOR,
an Apothecary at Barcelona, in the year +718.

The ftalks of this fpecies are ufually of a bright red colour,
and covered with little warts ; the leaves are {mall with many
depreffions on their upper fides like fears; the flowers are not
always folitary, but frequently form a kind of Corymbus.

_ Itis a hardy green-houfe plant, and readily propagated by

cuttings. |

“It flowers during moft of the Summer.

_Crusius informs us in his Hf. pl. rar. p. 68. that he
received from Tuomas Penny, a Phyfician of London, if
the year 1580, a figure of this elegant plant, and who the
_hext year fhewed a dried f{pecimen of the fame in London,

which had been gathered in the Ifland of Majorca, and

named by him pupro-xisov, or Myrtle-Ciftus *; it appears there-
fore that this plant has long been known, if not cultivated 19
this country. . |
_ We may remark that Crusius’s figure of this plant is 70%
equally expreflive with many of his others.

-_ * The leaves being fomewhat like thofe of the Myrtle, and a gummy
fubftance exuding from the plant as in the Gum Ciftus. er

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DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Generic Charaéer.
Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla hypocrateriformis: limbo fubtus
quinquecorni. Cap/. 5-locularis.
Specific ChavaGer.

KALMIA jbirfuta foliis ovato-lanceolatis hirfutis f{parfis,
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This new fpecies of Kalmia which we have called hiz/uia,
the ftalk, leaves, and calyx, being covered with ftrong hairs,.
was imported from Carolina in the Spring of 1790, by
Mr. Watson, Nurferyman at Iflington, with whom feveral
plants of it flowered this prefent Autumn, about the middle -
of September, from one of which our drawing was made. —

The plants were brought over with their roots- enclofed. in
balls of ‘the earth in which they naturally grew, which on
being examined appeared of a blackifh colour, and full of
glittering particles of fand;. fimilar indeed to. the bog-earth
which we find on our moors and heaths; there is therefore
Tittle doubt (for no account accompanied the plants) but this
Kalmia grows on moorifh heaths, or in fwamps. |

In its general appearance it bears fome refemblance to the
Andromeda Dabecit : from the fpecimens we have feen its ufual
height would appear to be from two to three feet; it grows
upright; the flowers which are about the fize of thofe of the
Kalmia glauca, are of = purple colour, and contrary to all the
other known Kalmia’s grow in racemi..

It is propagated by layers, and requires the fame treatment
as the reft of the genus, that is, to be planted in bog-earth,
ona north border: as this however is a new, and of courle 4
dear plant, it will be moft prudent till we know what degree |
of cold it will bear, to keep it in a pot of the fame earth,
plunged in the fame fituation, which may be removed in the
Winter to.a green-houfe or hot-bed frame.

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Cla/s and Order.

HexanpriA MonocGyntia.

Generic Charaffer.
Corolla 6-petala, fupera, irregularis. Stamina declinata.

‘Specific Character and Synonyms.
ALSTRGEMERIA Pelegrina caule eretto, corollis campa-
nulatis reftis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis fef-
filibus. Linn. Syft. Veg. p. 338. ed. Murr.
Amen. Acad. 6. p. 247. cum icone.
- HEMEROCALLIS floribus purpurafcentibus maculatis vulgo _
Pelegrina. Feuill. Peruv. 2. p. 711+ t 5+

Father Feurrire* figures and defcribes three fpecies of
Alfivemeria, viz. Pelegrina, Ligtu, and Salfilla, common names
by which they are feverally diftinguifhed in Peru: the prefent
fpecies, which is much valued by the natives on account of its
"beauty, he informs us is found wild on a mountain to the

north of, and a mile diftant from Lima.

From Peru, as might be expeéted, the prefent plant found
‘its way into Spain, from whence by the means of his beloved
friend Astra@mer, Linnaeus firft received feeds of it; the
value he fet on the acquifition is evident from the great care
he took of the feedling plants, preferving them through the —
_ winter in his bed-chamber.

According to Mr. Arron, this fpecies was introduced to
the Royal Garden at Kew, by Meffrs. Kennepy and LEE,
as long ago as the year 1753.

Being a mountainous plant, it is found to be much more
hardy than the Ligtu already figured, and is generally treated
as a green-houfe plant; it is found, however, to flower an
ripen its feeds better under the glafs of a hot-bed frame,
where air is freely admitted. eo

It flowers from June to O&ober, and, though a perennial,
is generally raifed from feeds, yet may fometimes be increafed
by parting its roots, which fomewhat refemble thofe of the
afparagus: the feeds fhould be fown in the fpring, in 4 po%
of light earth, on a gentle hot-bed, either of dung or tan.

* In his Journal des Obfervations Phyfiques, Mathematiques, et Botanigue*s
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Cla/s and Order.

DiapELPHIA DECANDRIA.

Genevic Charafer.

$ Calyx 2-labiatus. Anthere 5 oblonge, 5 fubrotunde. Le
gumen coriaceum. :

Specific Charaéer and Synonyms.

LUPINUS /uteus calycibus verticillatis appendiculatis : labio
fuperiore bipartito; inferiore tridentato. Lun.
Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 656.

LUPINUS fylveftris, flore luteo. Bauh. Pin. 348.
The Yellow Lupine. Park. Parad. p. 336.

The prefent, with many other fpecies of Lupine, is very
generally cultivated in flower gardens, for the fake of varicty,
being ufually fown in the fpring with other annuals; where
the flower-borders are fpacious, they may with propricty be -
admitted, but as they take up much room, and as their blo!-
foms are of fhort duration, they are not fo defirable as many
other plants. , ‘

It is a native of Sicily, and flowers in June and July.

We have often thought that the management of the kitchen
garden, in point of fucceffion of crops, might be advanta-
geoufly tranfplanted to the flower garden; in the former,
care is taken to have a regular fucceffion of the annual de-
licacies of the table, while in the latter, a fingle fowing 1
the {pring is thought to be all-fulficient; hence the flowe?
garden, which in Auguft, September, and part of Odobe!s
might be covered with a profufion of bloom, exhibits little
more than the decayed ftems of departed annuals.

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Clafs and Order.

PenTANDRIA Monocynia.

Generic Charaéer.

~ Corolla hypocrateriformis, 5-fida, interje€lis dentibus > fauce
claufa fornicibus.

Specific Charaéter and Synonyms.

‘HELIOTROPIUM peruvianum foliis lanceolato-ovatis, caule
_fruticofo, f{picis numerofis aggregato-

at corymbofis. Linn. Sy/t. Vegetab. p. 184.
-HELIOTROPIUM follis ovato-lanceolatis, f{picis plurimis
confertis, caule fruticofo. Mill. Did.

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This plant recommends itfelf by its fragrance rather than
its beauty, fo delicious indeed is the odour it diffufes, that —
it is confidered as effential to every green-houfe and ftove.

** It grows naturally in Peru, from whence the feeds were —
fent by the younger Juffieu to the royal garden at Paris,

* where the plants produced flowers and feeds ; and from the
** curious garden of the Duke d’Ayen, at St. Germain’s, 7 _
was fupplied with fome of the feeds, which have fucceeded —
in the Chelfea garden, where the plants have flowered and -

“ perfetted their feeds for fome years.” Miller's Gard. Dif. —

You may confider it either as a hove or a green-houle .
plant, the former is more congenial to it in the winter feafon-. —

_ A pure atmofphere is effential to its exiftence, as 1 ¢xP&
- tienced at Lambeth-Marfh, where 1 in vain endeavoured 10 —

cultivate it. | Be:

It is propagated by cuttings as cafily as any Geranium,

and requires a fimilar treatment ; in hot weather. it muft be —

well fupplied with water, and in winter carefully guarde
againft froft, fo fatal to moft of the natives of Peru.

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Clafs and Order.

SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA AZQUALIS.

_ Generic Charaéer.
Receptaculum nudum. , Pappus plumofus. Calyx imbricatus,
{quamis margine fcariofis.
Specific Charaéler and Synonyms.

SCORZONERA ‘ingitana foliis omnibus runcinatis amplexi-
caulibus. Linn. Syft. Veg. ed. 14. Murr.
p. 711.
SONCHUS tingitanus papaveris folio. Raii Suppl. 137-

CHONDRILLA tingitana, floribus luteis papaveris, hortenfis
folio. Herm. lugdb. 657. t. 659-

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I am indebted for feeds of this plant to my very worthy
and liberal friend Nicu. Gwyn, M. D. of Ipfwich, to whole

Se genius, and learned refearches, Botany owes
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As its name implies, it is a native of the province of
Tangier, on the Barbary coaft ; appears to have been culti-
vated here, according to the Hort. Kew. in 1713, but is not
mentioned in the 6th 4to. edit. of Mriver’s Dittionary-

It may be confidered as forming a valuable addition to
our ftock of annuals, being a beautiful plant, and eafily cul-
tivated: it thrives beft on a moderately dry foil, warmly
fituated : fhould be fown in the fpring with other annuals.

I have obferved, that in the middle of fummer, a hot un- |
. Clouded fun, which is favourable to- the expanfion of moft of |
the flowers of this clafs, is too powerful for thofe of the pre- —

fent plant, which then appear to the greateft advantage iB
warm hazy weather. : |

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MonapDELPHIA HEPTANDRIA.

Generic Chara@er.

Calyx 5-partitus: lacinia fuprema definente in tubulum ca-
pillare ne€tariferum fecus pedunculum decurrentem. Co-
rolla pentapetala, irregularis. Flamenta 10 ineequalia, quorum
3 raro 5 caftrata. Frudus pentacoccus, roftratus, roftra
{piralia introrfum barbata.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

PELARGONIUM ¢giutinofum umbellis paucifloris _foliis
cordatis haftato-quinquangulis vifcofis.
L’Herit.Ger. Ait. Hort. Kew. v. 2. p. 426-

GERANIUM glutinofum. Facq. ic. colled. 1. p. 85+
GERANIUM viéfcofum. Cavanill. Difs. 4. p. 246. t. 108. f. 2-

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The leaves of this fpecies exhibit, on being touched, 4
manifeft vifcidity, or clamminefs, which, independent of their
fhape, ferves to chara€terize the fpecies; the middle of the
leaf is alfo in general ftained with purple, which adds confi-
derably to its beauty; but this muft be regarded rather as the
mark of a variety, than of the f{pecies.

With moft of its congeners, it is a native of the Cape, and
of modern date in this country, being introduced to the roya
garden at Kew, by Meffrs. Kennepy and Les, in the year

1777-

It flowers from May to September; is readily propagated
by cuttings, and fometimes raifed from feeds, from whence
feveral varieties have been produced.

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_ Clafs and Order.
GyNANDRIA TRIANDRIA.
: Generic Charaéer.
Monogyna. Spathe uniflore, Pelala 6, undulato-crifpata.
Stigmata cucullata. Cap/. 3-locularis, infera.

Specific CharaGer and Synonyms.
FERRARIA undulata caule multifloro. Linn. Syjt. Vegetab:
\ p- 820. ed. 14. Murr. Ait. Kew. p. 305. v. 3-
FLOS INDICUS ¢e violaceo fufcus radice tuberofa. J. B.

Ferrar. Flora. ed. nov. p. 167. t. 171.
GLADIOLUS INDICUS e violaceo fufcus radice tuberofa

nobis. Mori/. bift. /. 4.t.4.f.7-
NARCISSUS INDICUS flore faturate purpureo. Awd:

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IRIS ftellata cyclamine radice pullo flore. Barrel. Icon. 1216.

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_ The old Botanifts appear to have been wonderfully at a lofs
to what family they fhould refer this very fingular plant, as
will appear on confulting the fynonyms; Burman at length
made a diftin&t genus of it, naming it Ferraria in honour of
Jou. Baptista Ferrartus, by whom it was defcribed, and
very well figured, in his Flora ex de Florum Cultura, publifhed
at Amfterdam, in 1646. :

Mr. Mi cer informs us, that he received roots of this plant
from Dr. Jos Baster, F. R.S. of Zirkzee, who obtained
it from the Cape, of which it is a native. |

In the vegetable line, it is certainly one of the moft fingulat
and beautiful of nature’s produétions; much it is to be re-
gretted that its flowers are of very fhort duration, opening
in the morning and finally clofing in the afternoon of the
fame day; a {trong plant will, however, throw out many
bloffoms in fucceffion. -

In its ftru€ture and aeconomy, it approaches very near to
the Si/princhium.

It flowers very early in the fpring, from February to May;
and is ufually propagated by offsets, which its bulbs produce
in tolerable plenty. It requires a treatment fimilar to the
Ixias and other Cape bulbs. Our figure was drawn from 4
plant which flowered this fpring, in the poffeflion of
R. Forster, Efg. of Tarnham-Green.

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INDEX,

In which the Latin Naines of
the Plants contained in the
Fourth Volume are alphabe-

tically arranged.

PI. :
134 Adonis vernalis.
225 Alftreemeria Ligtu.

23 Pelegrina
126 Alyffum deltoideum. |
130 —- utriculatum. |

129 Amaryllis vittata.
123 Anemone hortenfis. |

a427 Campanula carpatica. |

131 Catefbea fpinofa.
112 Ciftus Jadaniferus. —
113 Convolvulus purpureus-
+44 Ferraria undulata.
135 Gladiolus cardinalis. —
141 Heliotropium peruvianum.
a22 Hyacinthus racemofus.
133 comofus. |
137 Hypericum balearicum. |
124 Iberis gibraltarica.
127 Ixia flexuofa.

138 Kalmia hirfuta.

111 Lathyrus tuberofus.

115 ———— I[ativus.

10g Lavatera trimeftris.

116 Limodorum tuberofum.
140 Lupinus luteus.

110 Mimofa verticillata.

121 Narciffus incomparabilis.
136 Pelargonium tetragonam.
243 - = glutinofum.
132 Rubus aré€ticus.

128 Scilla campanulata.

142 Scorzonera tingitana.

118 Sedum Anacampferos,

114 Silene pendula.
119 Strelitzia Regine.

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In which the Englifh Names.
of the Plants contained in
the Fourth Volume are alpha-

betically arranged.

Pi.

134 Adonis Spring.
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129 Amaryllis fuperb.

#30 Alyffum bladder-podded.
126 purple.

123 Anemone ftar.

117 Bell-flower Carpatian.
113 Bindweed purple.

132 Bramble dwarf.

124 Candy-tuft Gibraltar. .
114 Catchfly pendulous,

131 Catefbza thorny.

112 Ciftus gum.

143 Crane’s-bill clammy.

121 Daffodil peerlefs.

144 Ferraria curled.

136 Geranium fquare-ftalked.
135 Gladiolus fuperb.

122 Hyacinth ftarch.

133 two-coloured.
127 Ixia bending-ftalked.
138 Kalmia hairy. :
111 Lathyrus tuberous.

115 blue-flowered.
109 Lavatera annual.

116 Limodorum tuberous-rooted.

140 Lupine yellow.

110 Mimofa whorl'd-leaved.
118 Orpine evergreen.

142 Scorzonera Tangier.
137 St. John’s-wort warty.
119 Strelitzia Canna-leaved.
128 Squill bell-flowered.
141 Turnfole peruvian.

iped-flowered.. :
fpotted-flowered..